J.M. Hirsch Makes a Georgian Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Walnuts

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide similar crunch and nutrition.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor with health benefits.

Slice cherry tomatoes into halves or quarters, depending on size.

Use a mortar and pestle to mash 4 cloves of garlic with a little kosher salt until coarse.

Add walnuts to the mortar and pestle and mash them together with the garlic until you reach a coarse paste.

Chop red onion and green bell pepper, adding them to a bowl with the cherry tomatoes.

Chop English cucumbers and add them to the bowl as well.

Sprinkle salt over the vegetables to draw out moisture from the tomatoes and cucumbers.

Add the coarse walnut and garlic paste to the vegetable mixture and toss to combine.

Add black pepper to taste and mix in chopped fresh parsley and cilantro.

Optionally, add fresh chilies or chili flakes for heat, adjusting to personal preference.

Drizzle a little olive oil and vinegar over the salad, if desired, to brighten the flavors.

Optionally, add a drizzle of pomegranate molasses for sweetness and tang.

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