A friend brought from sunny Georgia a recipe for a traditional snack, which has become the most beloved in our family.

Georgians have a wonderful belief. They say that when God distributed the land among different nations, everyone fought for territory, fussing. But not Georgians. They sat on the sidelines, drank wine and ate kebab. The Lord was moved by this, and he decided to give them Georgia, which he wanted to keep.



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Georgians highly value good food and wine. That is why their cuisine is represented by a huge variety of dishes for every taste. And today's edition. "Site" will teach you how to cook one of the Georgian cuisine. Trust me, everyone's gonna like the snack!

In Georgian cuisine, everyone will find a dish to their liking. They have something to please vegetarians. Phali is a pate snack of boiled vegetables with nut dressing. We'll tell you how to make spinach phali. Georgian food No one will be indifferent!

The ingredients

• 500g spinach leaves
• 75–100g peeled walnuts
• 1 bulb
• 2-3 slices of garlic
• 1 tuft of cilantro
• 1 grenade
• 1 tsp hop-suneli
• 1 tbsp pomegranate juice or white wine vinegar
• walnut-oil

Preparation

1. First thoroughly wash the spinach leaves under running water. Then dip it in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes.
   
   
   
2. Pull the spinach with noise and immediately pour cold water to preserve color. Next, you need to squeeze it out.
   
   
   
   
3. Nuts, garlic, cilantro and onions are ground in a blender or meat grinder. Now you need to mix everything well, and then add salt and spices.
   
   
   
   
4. Spinach is also passed through the meat grinder, if the mass is liquid, you need to squeeze it again. Now mix the spinach and the nut dressing. Add some wine vinegar or pomegranate juice and stir again.
   
   
   
   
5. You made a pate. Then it can simply be spread on bread or lavash, or you can serve more traditionally. To do this, you need to form small balls from the mass, put them on a plate and sprinkle with pomegranate grains. If desired, you can also spray them with walnut oil. Your snack is ready, put it on the table!
   
   
   
   

You can experiment with this recipe. Pate can be made from beets, beet tops, young cabbage, green beans or eggplant. There's a place to go. This dish is very suitable for those who follow the fast. Enough talking, it’s time to cook!

What recipes of Georgian dishes do you know? Share with us in the comments!