Tbilisi salad beef red beans bell pepper

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Tbilisi salad with beef and beans? Prepare your ingredients. Tbilisi salad is usually prepared with canned beans. It's much easier and faster this way. I suggest an option with fresh boiled beans. It’s delicious either way.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings. I took the red one, it tastes sweeter and is better suited for salads. But you can also use regular onion.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour apple cider vinegar over the onions, stir and leave to marinate for 15 minutes. Then drain the vinegar. Marinating allows you to get rid of excess bitterness and pungency of onions.

4. STEP 4

   

   How to boil red beans? Soak the beans in cold water the day before and leave overnight. Then boil the beans in plenty of water until soft, about 1.5 hours. Place the finished beans in a colander and dry.

5. STEP 5

   

   Roast the walnuts in a dry frying pan, this will make them more fragrant and crunchy. Then chop the nuts with a knife.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the red bell pepper from seeds and cut into thin strips.

7. STEP 7

   

   Boil the beef first. How to boil beef for salad? Boil water in a saucepan and place the meat in one piece in boiling water. This way the beef will remain soft and juicy. Cook the meat for about 1.5 hours, at the end add salt and spices to taste. Cool the finished beef and cut into strips.

8. STEP 8

   

   Wash the garlic and parsley (or better yet, cilantro), dry, and then finely chop.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place boiled beef, beans, bell peppers, pickled onions, walnuts, garlic and parsley in a salad bowl. Season the salad with salt, pepper, add vegetable oil and mix. Serve to the table. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Little Bear

21.09.2023

5

The salad is very nutritious, I liked it. You can make a bean salad, but without meat.

Natalia M

21.09.2023

4.7

I have long wanted to make a Tbilisi beef, red beans, bell pepper salad, it’s too colorful. And looking at the composition, it is clear that it is also very useful! For the salad, I boiled a piece of beef for two hours. Then I transferred it to a container, covered it with a lid and cooled. This way the meat does not dry out. I only had yellow bell pepper, but it is also bright and juicy) I took red onion, as recommended, I love it too. While I was chopping everything else, I marinated the onions in apple cider vinegar. I wanted to take canned beans. I think it tastes better and is softer. And preparing the salad takes less time. I also roasted the walnuts, they taste better that way. To make it easier to chop them, I first pressed the flat side of the knife against the board, and then cut them. As recommended by the author, I added pomegranate seeds to the salad. It turned out to be a very bright and tasty salad! It combines juicy, crunchy vegetables and satisfying proteins. Excellent, balanced composition. There is no mayonnaise in it, but there is a pleasant sour dressing and healthy oil (I use olive oil). I advise you to prepare this wonderful salad and please your loved ones!

Tatiana Nikolaeva

21.09.2023

4.6

What's the problem? I pressed the “like” button, but it was “disliked”. I really love this salad and the author of this recipe, the salad in the photo is so bright and appetizing, it’s just mouth watering! Is there a way to fix the rating, I can't find it?