Georgian Salad

The country of Georgia is filled with delicious comforting foods and some of the worlds best and oldest semi-sweet red wines! But they do occasionally enjoy a salad and when they do, its almost always with a walnut dressing. This unique dressing provides a creamy texture with vibrant spices such as marigold petal and blue fenungreek which elevates this salad to a whole new level.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Yields 7 salads

INGREDIENTS

• 3 medium sized tomatoes chopped

• 1 cucumber chopped

• ½ of 1 red onion finely chopped

• 1/4 Cup parsley finely chopped

• 1 small bouquet of purple basil (tear into pieces)

• 2 cloves of garlic minced

• 2 Tsp Khmeli Suneli

• 1/2 Cup cup walnuts

• ½ Cup cilantro, chopped

• 1/2 of a lemons juice

• 3 Tbsp water

• 2 Tsp Svaneti

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut up your vegetables and set aside in a separate bowl.

2. Place the garlic, Khmeli Sunneli, walnuts and cilantro in a food processor until it turns into a paste.

3. Add in the vinegar and water slowly until the paste is the consistency of a pesto.

4. When ready to serve, pour the pesto on the veggies, mix well and sprinkle the Svaneti over top.