Beets in Georgian style

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Choose beets that are juicy and sweet, I’m lucky - I have one from a new harvest. Wash the beets, boil or bake in foil in the oven until cooked. I cooked for two hours, since I have a large one, a medium one takes an hour and a half, and a small one for about an hour. You need to cook or bake in the skin so that the beets do not lose color; you can also add lemon juice to the water during cooking - 0.5 teaspoon per liter of water. Peel and cut into strips.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the greens well, dry on paper towels and chop finely. I used cilantro, dill and parsley. I believe that it is these greens that make the salad truly Georgian.

3. STEP 3

   

   Chop the garlic in a way convenient for you, I chopped it very finely with a knife.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the onion, rinse and cut into half rings or, as I did, a little smaller. It is better to use red onion for this salad - it suits both color and taste.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the greens, garlic, and onions in a bowl with the beets, add two tablespoons of tkemali sauce and two tablespoons of vegetable oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Comments on the recipe

OlgaDo

12.08.2023

4.5

The recipe is wonderful, but my family loves it a little differently. And here is the recipe, by the way

Olga

12.08.2023

4.7

The salad looks great! And I'm sure the taste is excellent! I’ve never tried tkemali sauce, is it made from plums or am I wrong? Share the recipe, please. I really want to try the salad according to your recipe, but I have nowhere to buy the sauce.

Natalia M

12.08.2023

4.5

I prepared beets in Georgian style for dinner with fish. I have medium beets, I boiled them for an hour, then poured cold water over them and left for 15 minutes. After this, the beets were well cleaned. At first, I also wanted to just cut the beet slices into strips. But I just bought a knife for curly slicing and decided to try it out right away. The result was very nice corrugated blocks) I think it turned out beautifully. Added red onion, herbs and garlic. I have homemade tkemali made from prunes, it tastes sweet and spicy with mint notes. After seasoning with salt, black pepper and vegetable oil, I tried the salad. There wasn’t enough sourness for my taste, so I added a teaspoon of lemon juice. Now the salad has become ideal, tasty and beautiful) It has all the necessary tastes: sour, sweet, spicy. And the beets themselves turned out to be elastic in consistency, not overcooked, which is what you need for a salad. I recommend everyone to try it!

Shura

12.08.2023

4.8

Oh, how delicious! I’ll definitely make it this year, as long as the plums are ripe. Thanks for the recipe, very helpful! I prepared cranberry for barbecue - also very nice))))

Anahit

12.08.2023

4.5

Today I remembered that I haven’t cooked Georgian salad for a long time. And this salad is wonderful even during Lent. But, having a few problems with my teeth (they are at the treatment stage), I decided to grate it and chop all the other ingredients - greens, onions, garlic. Comrades, if you have normal teeth, it is advisable to prepare the salad as it is presented in the original!

Sonya

12.08.2023

4.7

I often use beets in salads. I must admit, this was the first time I added tkemali to beets: it turned out very tasty!

simona

12.08.2023

5

I looked at the recipe for this salad and remembered that I had already tried tkemali sauce in the nineties. Real Georgian. Its trick is that coriander (cilantro seeds) is added to it. I prepared the salad according to the recipe and prepared the tkemali sauces myself. The salad turned out wonderful. Beets and plums are already on the market from a new harvest.