Tbilisi salad with red beans and beef

Country kitchen

Tbilisi salad with red beans and beef is a traditional Georgian appetizer. This dish is not only delicious but also healthy. This mayonnaise-free salad is made with lean boiled meat, beans, and fresh vegetables. This is a filling dish that can be prepared not only for a festive table, but also served for lunch or dinner.

It is better to boil the meat the day before preparing the dish with spices and roots and cool it in the broth.

It takes 15 minutes to prepare. The ingredients listed in this recipe, with step-by-step photos, make 4-5 servings.

Ingredients:

boiled beef – 350 g;
canned red beans – 400 g;
onion – 120 g;
sweet bell pepper – 100 g;
chili pepper – 1/3 pcs.;
cilantro – 40 g;
walnuts – 50 g;
garlic – 2 cloves;
olive oil – 30 ml;
wine vinegar – 15 ml;
salt, pepper, hops-suneli.

How to make Tbilisi salad

Drain the brine from the canned beans, rinse the beans with boiled cold water, shake off the water, and place the beans in a salad bowl or deep bowl.

Cut the cooked beef into small cubes. Place the sliced meat in a salad bowl next to the beans.

Finely chop a small bunch of fresh cilantro and add the greens to the salad bowl.

Next, dice the sweet bell pepper. Remove the seeds and membrane from 1/3 or half of a chili pod and chop finely. Press the garlic cloves through a garlic press.

Add garlic, chili and bell pepper to the salad bowl.

Peel the onion and cut it into thin half rings. To get rid of the strong onion smell, pour some wine vinegar over the onion in a separate bowl and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Rub the onion with your hands, and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Then add the onion and vinegar to the rest of the salad ingredients.

Rinse the walnuts with hot water and place them in a dry frying pan. Toast the nuts in a dry frying pan without oil, then pour them onto a board, cool, and chop finely with a knife. Add the chopped nuts.

Season with salt and pepper to taste, add half a teaspoon of khmeli-suneli, drizzle with high-quality olive oil, and mix thoroughly. Serve immediately.

Bon appetit.