How to prepare Tbilisi salad according to a step-by-step recipe with photos

10 minutes

537 kcal

5/5 (2)

Today we will plunge into Georgian cuisine, which is so diverse with delicious dishes. The main criterion that the culinary experts of this country adhere to is the availability, ease of preparation and pleasant taste of the food.

We associate Georgia more with barbecue and khachapuri, but if you go deeper, you can find so much delicious food here that no gourmet can resist. I just recently found out and immediately tried the recipe for what turned out to be a very popular “Tbilisi” salad and was pleasantly surprised. All the ingredients in it are so harmoniously combined that you don’t want to change or add anything to its classic recipe.

So, let's find out what this vaunted Tbilisi salad is like and how to prepare it.

Classic recipe for Tbilisi salad with beef

Kitchen appliances and utensils: knife, cutting board, salad bowl.

Ingredients

Step by step recipe

1. Peel and cut the red onion into half rings. If you don't have red, you can use regular one. Place it in a deep bowl or mug, pour in 100 g of hot boiled water and 1 tbsp. l. vinegar. Let stand for 10 minutes and drain the marinade.

2. Cut 250 g of boiled beef into pieces and place in a deep salad bowl.

3. Then wash, dry and chop half a bunch of cilantro, which should be sent to the meat.

4. Now you need to take 50 g of walnuts, chop them and put them in a salad bowl. If you wish, you can toast them for a couple of minutes in a dry frying pan to get crispy nuts.

5. Wash the bell pepper, remove the stem and seeds, cut into thin strips and add to the dish. You can use half a red and a yellow pepper to add some color to the dish.

6. Finely chop half the chili pepper. You can omit it if you are not a fan of spicy foods. Chili also needs to be added to the salad. Open the canned red beans, place them in a sieve and allow excess liquid to drain. If you wish, you can rinse it a little. Send the beans to the salad, add pickled onions, salt, pepper, a teaspoon of khmeli-suneli and two chopped cloves of garlic.

7. Season the salad with 30 g of olive oil and 1 tbsp. l. 6% apple or grape cider vinegar. Mix everything and can be served.

...and fish and vegetables

The Tbilisi salad recipe without meat is an excellent solution for those who do not consume animal products or adhere to a diet or fasting diet. We replace the main ingredient with fish or prepare an appetizer from only vegetables, spices and seasonings. Add more greens. Season with lemon juice, apple or wine vinegar, and vegetable oil. Decorate with pomegranate kernels, olives, olives. Before serving, we can sprinkle the top with crackers.

With green beans

Peculiarities . Instead of traditional red beans, use fresh or frozen green beans. It goes well not only with vegetables, but also with spices. The dish turns out to be rich in vitamins, healthy and tasty. We serve it with meat, fish, and side dishes.

• 150-200 g green beans;
• one can of canned corn;
• one bell pepper;
• one sweet onion;
• two garlic cloves;
• two tomatoes;
• a bunch of parsley;
• 75 ml sunflower oil;
• 45 ml vinegar (apple or wine);
• 45 ml liquid mustard;
• 30 ml honey;
• salt, pepper, hops-suneli.

1. Cook green beans in salted water.
2. Drain the marinade from the corn.
3. Chop the pepper, tomatoes, and onion into squares.
4. Chop the greens.
5. Prepare the sauce separately. Mix the oil with vinegar, honey and mustard, chopped garlic. Mix the dressing well.
6. Mix everything, pour the sauce over the salad mixture, add spices and seasonings.

With cucumbers and gherkins

Peculiarities . In the recipe you can use both a store-bought product and homemade preparations. Small cucumbers should be crispy and not too salty or sour. Be sure to taste the appetizer to adjust the amount of salt.

• 100 g pickled gherkins;
• one can of canned tuna;
• one can of red beans;
• one red onion;
• one bell pepper;
• 50 g walnuts;
• one small hot chili pepper;
• greenery;
• 60 ml olive oil;
• 15 ml lemon juice.

1. Cut the cucumbers into halves, the onion into half rings or cubes, the bell pepper into strips, the hot pepper into very small pieces.
2. Chop the greens - parsley, basil or cilantro.
3. Prepare the sauce: combine lemon juice with oil and spices.
4. Mix the ingredients and season them with sauce.
5. Add tuna to salad mixture before serving.

Lean

Peculiarities . Georgian salad “Tbilisi” without meat ingredient is a dish that we prepare for fasting or for a diet. The savory snack is suitable not only for breakfasts and lunches, but also for light dinners.

• 150 g red beans;
• one can of pitted olives;
• two red onions;
• three garlic cloves;
• cilantro, lettuce leaves;
• spices and seasonings;
• 45 ml sunflower oil.

1. Boil the beans and cool them.
2. Cut the olives into rings and the onion into half rings.
3. Chop the greens and garlic.
4. Using your hands, tear the lettuce leaves into small pieces.
5. Mix the ingredients, season with oil and add spices.

Recommendations for preparation

• Using the same classic recipe, you can prepare Tbilisi salad with chicken, replacing beef with it. This dish can be combined with absolutely any type of meat, try it and get an unusual dish in your own way.
• Do not use 9% table vinegar for salad dressing. With it you can ruin its entire taste. A substitute for 6% apple cider vinegar can be freshly squeezed lemon juice or wine vinegar.
• Take bell peppers that are fleshy so that they taste good in the salad. Multi-colored peppers will add color to the finished dish.
• Tbilisi salad is always prepared with canned red beans, which are indicated in the recipe. It can be purchased at any supermarket at an affordable price.

Georgian salad with walnuts and feta cheese

An excellent option for lovers of delicate white cheese in salad. The recipe is quite dietary, so it is suitable for those who want to lose weight.

Cooking time: 15 minutes Number of servings: 5

Ingredients:

• fresh tomato (2 pcs.);
• fresh cucumber (2 pcs.);
• red bell pepper (1 pc.);
• feta cheese/goat cheese/suluguni (150 g);
• iceberg lettuce/lettuce/other (100 g);
• walnuts (50 g);
• onion/red onion (1/2);
• olive oil (5 tbsp);
• seasonings (to taste).

Preparation:

1. Cut tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers into slices, strips or cubes.
2. Cut the onion into half rings.
3. Beat the walnuts and olive oil in a blender until the consistency of puree. The gas station is ready.
4. Tear the lettuce leaves and add to the rest of the vegetables.
5. Season the salad, add salt and pepper to taste.

The dish is ready, you can serve it!

Serving options

• This treat will be a great addition to the holiday table.
• It can also become an independent, light meal at any time of the day.
• It can be served on shared or portioned plates. You can decorate with cilantro sprigs, but the salad already looks quite appetizing, thanks to its composition of bright ingredients.

Traditional cooking method

The traditional Tbilisi salad has a truly Georgian taste, unobtrusively emphasized by the cilantro and suneli hops in its composition, without which almost no dish of Georgian national cuisine is complete. However, in order to properly prepare this culinary masterpiece, you must strictly follow the recipe, and, if possible, use a step-by-step recipe with a photo or video. First you need to check the presence of the following ingredients:

• beef - 300g;
• canned red beans - 350g;
• red onion - 1 piece (large);
• bell red pepper - 1 piece;
• walnuts - 50g;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• cilantro - 1 bunch;
• olive oil - 3-4 tbsp;
• wine vinegar 6% - 1 tbsp;
• hops-suneli - 0.5-1.5 tsp;
• hot and black pepper, salt to taste.

There is no need to add or exclude components, otherwise you won’t get a classic dish. But the proportions may vary depending on individual taste preferences.

Before directly implementing the Tbilisi salad recipe, you need to prepare the ingredients for mixing.

Beef

Meat is an integral component of this dish and, perhaps, the longest stage of food preparation. The beef must be washed, cooked over medium heat in pre-salted water and allowed to cool. It is recommended to first clean it of fat and veins. The finished product can be divided into fibers or cut into strips. The meat will look and taste more harmonious if the straw is thin.

Beans

You can’t do without beans here, take them out of the jar and rinse them thoroughly under running water. The presence of legumes makes the salad very filling and healthy.

It is better to use red varieties, they are more tender, do not have a sharp taste and do not taste bitter. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.

If you don't have red onions on hand, you can use regular white onions. But first you should pour boiling water over it to reduce its inherent pungency, then its taste will no longer be so intrusive.

bell pepper

Wash the product, separate the stalk, cut it in half and clean out the seeds. It is better to cut off thick partitions, and cut the vegetable itself into thin strips, like beef.

For spiciness, you can add chili pepper, which should be cut into very small pieces. After working with such a spicy product, you should thoroughly wash your hands and kitchen utensils that came into contact with it.

Nuts

Peel the walnuts (if any), cut them into small pieces or put them through a blender. In order to give the Georgian salad with beans a twist, you can fry the nuts in a frying pan without oil, then they will become crispy.

Seasonings and herbs

Peel the garlic and chop it with a knife. It is better to use only the leaves of cilantro, since the stems are a bit harsh; we wash the grass well and chop it. If you couldn’t get fresh cilantro, you can easily replace it with coriander.

Instead of olive oil, you can use regular vegetable oil if necessary. Mix it with wine vinegar (preferably red), add salt, pepper and suneli hops. The resulting mixture will be used as a dressing for our bean salad.

Preparation

The preparation of the salad itself consists only of mixing the ingredients. To do this, you need to use a deep bowl or plate, place beef, beans, onions, bell peppers in it, sprinkle with crunchy nuts, add cilantro and garlic. Mix the ingredients and add a dressing based on oil and vinegar, mix thoroughly and leave to brew for half an hour.

When serving the salad to the table, you can decorate it with ripe pomegranate seeds, nuts or cilantro sprigs. Everyone who tries this dish does not remain indifferent to the amazing combination of nourishing and healthy products and certainly asks to share the recipe!

Cooking options

Now we know how to cook Georgian “Tbilisi” in our kitchen in a matter of minutes. You only have to try this dish once and you will cook it regularly. Now let's look at a few more simple recipes for delicious salads that will diversify your daily menu and holiday table.

• Since we touched on the topic of beans today, I’ll share with you a salad with beans and crab sticks. We know that beans are very tasty and healthy, and it’s always easy to combine them in salads because of their neutral taste. Try this hearty but very light salad and get all the benefits of its ingredients.
• My first beef salad was boiled meat, pickled onions and cheese. This was back in my student years and I cooked from what I found in the refrigerator. For me then, such a dish was a very tasty and satisfying snack. Now I know various recipes with this meat, so I want to share them with you. Here you will learn how to prepare beef salad and you will understand that it is very simple and tasty.
• Probably every housewife is familiar with the taste of salad with chicken and pineapple. For me, the combination of these two ingredients and cheese is already a complete dish that I am ready to eat every day. Even if you are indifferent to adding pineapples to salads, still try this recipe, I think you will like it.
• And finally, take the classic recipe for Caesar salad with chicken into your piggy bank. This salad is a favorite of many. In every self-respecting establishment you can meet it and enjoy the freshness and lightness of the famous dish.

Dear readers, I hope today I helped you prepare a gorgeous dish that will decorate your dinner table. If you have any questions or suggestions during the cooking process, you can leave them in the comments, I will definitely take a look. And now I wish you success and bon appetit.

Video on how to prepare Tbilisi salad (everyone who tries it asks for the recipe)

“Tbilisi” is so delicious that I couldn’t leave my collection of recipes on the YouTube channel without it. That’s why he has a place of honor on it for me. And I am pleased to offer it to you.

The previous recipe is, of course, written in all the details. If you say all this in a video, it will turn out to be too long. Therefore, there are two options - for those who are not very interested in the details, and they take only the essence of the recipe. For them, a video, and those who want to understand what, why and why - for them both a recipe and a video.

Friends, I can’t help but praise this salad once again. But to be honest, there are not enough words to describe its taste. There are many salads with beans, but this one is the champion among them! Everything here is so balanced that you can’t even add or subtract anything!

So be sure to prepare it! Everyone loves it, and everyone who tries it for the first time always asks for the recipe!

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Lenten salad "Tbilisi"

A salad that can come in handy on fasting days. It does not use meat, but a large number of spices eliminate this drawback.

Ingredients:

• Red or white beans - 100 g
• Olives - 1 jar
• Any dry spices (monospices) - to taste
• Onion head - 2 pcs.
• Lettuce leaves - 100 g
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Cilantro - 10 g
• Ground red pepper - to taste
• Salt - to taste
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.

Preparation:

Boil the beans, cool. Remove the olives, remove the pits and cut into rings. Cut the lettuce leaves into manageable pieces and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Finely chop the cilantro, crush the garlic, chop the onion and add everything to the salad bowl. Mix all the necessary spices with oil and season the salad.