Beets with Walnuts - Charkhali Nigvzit

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice maintains sweetness while being non-alcoholic.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried thyme

Thyme can substitute for bay leaves in flavor.

Boil beets in a pot covered with cold water for about 15 minutes.

Peel the boiled beets and quarter them for easier processing.

In a food processor, crush walnuts with coarse salt and garlic cloves.

Add coriander, fenugreek, and a pinch of cayenne to the walnut mixture.

Add a splash of water to help turn the walnut mixture into a paste.

Combine the beet quarters with the walnut paste in the food processor and mix well.

Add one tablespoon of vinegar to the beet and walnut mixture.

Chop cilantro and mix it into the beet and walnut spread.

Taste the mixture and adjust with more vinegar and salt as needed.

Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight before serving.

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