Cucumber and tomato salad with walnut pesto - Georgian recipe

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pine nuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pine nuts provide a similar flavor while being lower in calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats and a neutral flavor.

In a food processor, combine walnuts, coriander, and garlic.

Add 1/5 teaspoon of dry red hot chili pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar, and 40 milliliters of water.

Blend the ingredients, opening the processor several times to scrape down the sides.

Cut the cucumber into half spheres.

Chop the tomatoes and bell pepper into small pieces.

Cut the onion into quarters.

Add the pesto to the salad and mix it with the vegetables.

Garnish with parsley and red hot chili pepper powder.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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