Preparing Georgian salad with walnuts

Classic recipe for Georgian salad with nut dressing

We will start, of course, with the classics. Traditionally, the Georgian salad recipe includes walnuts. The spicy taste of the dish will not leave anyone indifferent.

Cooking time: 10 minutes Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

• hot chili pepper (fresh/dry, 2 g);
• garlic (2 cloves);
• walnuts (50 g);
• onion (1 pc.)/green onion (several feathers);
• fresh tomato (2 pcs.);
• fresh cucumber (2 pcs.);
• fresh/dry mint (to taste);
• fresh basil (to taste);
• wine vinegar (2 tbsp);
• salt (to taste);
• boiled water, cooled (2-3 tbsp).

Preparation:

1. Cut tomatoes, cucumbers and onions into slices or slices.
2. Tear or chop the greens coarsely.
3. Grind pepper, garlic, nuts and salt using a blender, or crush in a mortar. Place this mixture in a deep bowl, add wine vinegar to it. To stir thoroughly. Add a little water to obtain a homogeneous mass, the consistency of which can be compared to thick sour cream. The nut dressing is ready.
4. Pour the dressing over the vegetable slices, then mix everything carefully. Ready.

We offer you a video recipe for viewing (the set of ingredients and sequence of actions differs slightly from the proposed recipe).

How to prepare a spicy vegetable salad in Georgian?

A classic dish of Georgian cuisine is a tomato and cucumber salad. The Georgian salad recipe is quite easy and simple, so you can prepare it almost every day without much effort. The main attention in such a salad should be paid to the nut dressing, which is the main distinguishing feature of Georgian cuisine from domestic cuisine.

Nut paste gives the salad a special zest, creating a unique taste and aroma. Some housewives prepare Georgian vegetable salad with sausage. This makes the dish more rich and nutritious.

1. To prepare a traditional Georgian salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, you must first stock up on basil, preferably red, which is popular in Georgia, in contrast to its green counterpart, common in Europe.
2. Next, peel the cucumbers and cut them together with the onions into rings, and the tomatoes into small slices.
3. When preparing a Georgian salad from cucumbers and tomatoes, you need to tear the greens, not cut them. In our case, you can use a knife and cut the spices into large pieces.
4. Then, you need to peel the nuts (if they are not peeled) and mix with pepper, salt and garlic and grind in a blender.
5. Place in a bowl, add the required amount of vinegar and dilute with a small amount of water so that the consistency of the sauce resembles thick sour cream. Vegetables, beautifully laid out on a dish, are poured with prepared nut butter, after testing it for salt.
6. Everything is mixed and served fresh.

You can post such a dish on the Internet without shame by placing Georgian salad in recipes with photos. A simple, healthy, fresh and flavorful salad is ready! It can be garnished with fresh mint and red basil - this will add brightness and make guests want to start the meal as soon as possible.

Georgian salad with sausage and tomatoes

For lovers of smoked meats, we present a recipe for Georgian salad with sausage. This salad is prepared very simply and quickly.

Cooking time: 10 minutes Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

• smoked/semi-smoked/boiled-smoked sausage (150 g);
• hard cheese (150 g);
• fresh tomato (2 pcs.);
• sour cream/mayonnaise (4 tbsp);
• garlic (2 cloves);
• greens (cilantro, parsley, basil, other to taste).

Preparation:

1. Remove juice from tomatoes.
2. Cut cheese, sausage and tomatoes into small strips.
3. Finely chop the garlic (grate it) and mix it with sour cream or mayonnaise.
4. Mix all the above ingredients.
5. Place the salad in serving plates and garnish with herbs.

Salad ready!

Characteristic features of Georgian cuisine

Traditional Georgian cooking, which has been formed over centuries, is rich in ancient recipes and is generously shared with everyone. Always fresh, tasty and aromatic products, a variety of vegetables, meat, nuts, cheeses, herbs and various sauces are the key to Georgian strength, endurance and longevity, passed down from generation to generation.

Vegetable food is overflowing with variety: fried, stewed, dried, boiled, salted and pickled dishes combined with aromatic spices result in hundreds of different recipes and dishes. Georgian winter salads have conquered the whole world with their unique taste and aroma.

Without herbs, which are not just a decoration, but a necessary element of the kitchen, it is impossible to imagine any Georgian sauce, gravy or salad. Among the herbs added to salads and other dishes, Georgians prefer to use tarragon, cilantro, basil, leek, mint and green onions.

The Georgian peoples have adopted a very good habit: during lunch, a large tray of peeled and thoroughly washed greens, selected depending on the season, is served on the table. This could be parsley, dill, celery, watercress, mint, savory and so on.

In addition to greens, a variety of vegetables are also served at the table, such as tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, bell peppers, beans and salads of Georgian cuisine. Sliced ​​vegetables and fresh herbs not only decorate the tables of Georgian families, but also enrich the body with a large number of healthy vitamins and minerals.

A characteristic feature of salad recipes originating from Georgia is the addition of nut sauce. In this sauce, crushed nuts are combined with sour juice, lemon, vinegar and broth, as a result of which the finished mixture is added to almost every salad.

Georgian salads, like salads of other traditional cuisines, are divided into simple and complex, cold and warm, dietary and high-calorie, vegetable and fruit. Georgian-style fragrant preparations and salads for the winter are prepared from tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, bell peppers and other vegetables. On the Internet you can find various master classes on preparing such salads with photos.

Georgian salad with beans and beef (Tbilisi salad)

An interesting salad option for meat lovers. A protein-rich dish will not only delight you with excellent taste, but will also charge you with energy for a long time.

Cooking time: 40 minutes Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

• boiled beef (200 g);
• red beans (boiled/canned, 240 g);
• red bell pepper (1 pc.);
• walnuts (50 g);
• red onion (1 pc.);
• black pepper;
• cilantro/parsley (1 bunch);
• hops-suneli (1 tsp);
• garlic (2 cloves);
• wine vinegar (1 tbsp);
• olive oil (5 tbsp.).

How to properly cook beef for salad: • when cooking beef for salad, put it in boiling water; • if you add soy sauce or salt to the water during cooking, the meat will be tastier; • beef will taste better if you boil it in advance and cool it in the broth.

Preparation:

1. Prepare the beans (boil/rinse, after pouring the water out of the jar).
2. Cut the onion into thin half rings. To get rid of the bitter taste, you can put the onion in boiling water for a couple of minutes.
3. Cut the pepper into strips, first removing the seeds (and peel, if desired).
4. Cut the meat into cubes.
5. Finely chop or mince the garlic.
6. Roast and finely chop the nuts.
7. Mix the ingredients, adding salt, pepper and suneli hops.
8. Drizzle olive oil and wine vinegar over the salad.
9. Mix carefully. The dish is ready.

We offer a video recipe (the set of ingredients and sequence of actions differs slightly from the proposed recipe).

Spicy Georgian salad with eggplants

This recipe will be appreciated by lovers of savory dishes. This rather unusual combination of ingredients is worth trying to make such a salad and forming your own opinion about it.

Cooking time: 40 minutes Number of servings: 6

Ingredients:

• suluguni cheese (150 g);
• chicken breast fillet (200 g);
• fresh eggplant (1 pc.);
• fresh tomato (2 pcs.);
• garlic (2 cloves);
• olive oil (75 ml);
• basil/other fresh herbs (to taste);
• pomegranate (sweet seeds to taste);
• salt (to taste).

Preparation:

1. Bake the eggplants in the oven for about 20 minutes. After that, cut them into small pieces. Can be peeled.
2. Boil chicken fillet and cut into cubes.
3. Cut tomatoes and cheese into pieces of any shape.
4. Grate the garlic on a fine grater. Chop the basil. Mix garlic, herbs and salt with olive oil. The gas station is ready.
5. Mix all ingredients in a deep container, add dressing. Mix again. The dish can be served to the table.

The salad is ready, you can serve it!

Georgian vegetable salad with beets

This vegetable salad is a very light dish. It is unusual in that the beets are used raw.

Cooking time: 20 minutes Number of servings: 6

Ingredients:

• raw carrots (2 pcs.);
• raw beets (small, 2 pcs.);
• hot chili pepper (1 pc.);
• sauerkraut (200 g);
• garlic (1 clove);
• cilantro/parsley/green onions (1 bunch);
• olive oil (2 tbsp.).

Preparation:

1. Squeeze the juice from the cabbage.
2. Grate carrots and beets for “Korean-style carrots.”
3. Chop fresh herbs and garlic.
4. Finely chop the chili pepper.
5. Combine prepared ingredients in a deep bowl.
6. Drizzle with olive oil.
7. If desired, add seasonings (salt, pepper, suneli hops, etc.).
8. Mix. Salad ready.

Bon appetit!

Georgian vegetable salad

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The recipe for this salad is inspired by Georgian cuisine with its love for bright colors and flavors, fresh herbs and vegetables, and walnuts, which are added to almost every dish in season. It is very easy to prepare; in the basic version, Georgian salad can be made only from tomatoes and cucumbers, adding a little thinly sliced ​​onion if desired, but, as always in such cases, the quality of the products comes to the fore. Ground vegetables and fresh nuts that have not yet begun to taste bitter make an excellent salad.

The king is made by his retinue, and this Georgian salad of vegetables and tomatoes is made with a nut dressing with lots of herbs. This is not quite the classic Bazhe nut sauce, although, of course, the dressing for the Georgian cucumber and tomato salad is very similar to it. The main difference is the addition of unrefined sunflower oil; you and I know how well the aroma of seeds combines with both cucumbers and tomatoes! And don’t hesitate to experiment - you can easily replace the oil with olive oil, and add other vegetables to the salad, for example, bell peppers, radishes, young zucchini, and so on.

Georgian salad with walnuts and feta cheese

An excellent option for lovers of delicate white cheese in salad. The recipe is quite dietary, so it is suitable for those who want to lose weight.

Cooking time: 15 minutes Number of servings: 5

Ingredients:

• fresh tomato (2 pcs.);
• fresh cucumber (2 pcs.);
• red bell pepper (1 pc.);
• feta cheese/goat cheese/suluguni (150 g);
• iceberg lettuce/lettuce/other (100 g);
• walnuts (50 g);
• onion/red onion (1/2);
• olive oil (5 tbsp);
• seasonings (to taste).

Preparation:

1. Cut tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers into slices, strips or cubes.
2. Cut the onion into half rings.
3. Beat the walnuts and olive oil in a blender until the consistency of puree. The gas station is ready.
4. Tear the lettuce leaves and add to the rest of the vegetables.
5. Season the salad, add salt and pepper to taste.

The dish is ready, you can serve it!

How to choose quality ingredients

A bright and unusual salad for our table and a classic for Georgian cuisine, it is impossible to imagine without quality products.

Tomatoes should be fresh, slightly dense and have a magical aroma. Both pink and red tomatoes will do.

We choose medium-sized cucumbers, without seeds inside. Yellowish fruits are not suitable for salad.

The best option would be freshly picked vegetables. It is very easy to prepare a delicious dish from them.

You can use onions, although it is advisable to use red, sweetish salad onions.

Particular attention should be paid to the quality of greens. She shouldn't be lethargic. We choose purple basil. We take the amount of greens to taste, but they should be used generously. Fresh and aromatic greens are a real vitamin cocktail for the body of any person. It is no coincidence that it has received well-deserved recognition in Georgian cuisine.

Walnuts must be well cleaned of shell and partitions. The kernels need to be checked so as not to miss a single rotten one in the food.

We use only high-quality wine vinegar from natural raw materials. The salad simply cannot be made from anything else.

Georgian salad with chicken and melon

For exotic lovers, this dish will be a godsend. This salad will undoubtedly add variety to the menu or surprise guests.

Cooking time: 40 minutes Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:

• chicken/veal (200 g);
• goat cheese/Suluguni (100 g);
• melon (100 g);
• sweet green/black seedless grapes (100 g);
• garlic (1 clove);
• walnuts (30 g);
• lemon juice (1 tbsp);
• olive oil.

Preparation:

1. Cut the cheese into cubes.
2. Slice the melon and grapes.
3. Cut the meat into small strips. Fry it with chopped garlic in olive oil until cooked.
4. Add nuts, mix all ingredients, sprinkle with lemon juice.

Bon appetit!