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Green beans dressed with a walnut based sauce in a gold rimmed bowl.

Lobio Satsivi

Grace - adapted from the recipe in Mimi Sheraton's 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die
This recipe for green beans, from the Caucasian Republic of Georgia, is absolutely delicious! The green beans are dressed with a sauce that consists of walnuts, herbs, garlic, red wine vinegar, onion, and paprika. You must try this delicious side dish from Georgia!!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Caucasian Republic of Georgia, eastern europe
Servings 6 servings
Calories 174 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb green beans topped and tailed, and cut into 2 inch pieces
  • ⅔ cup walnuts finely ground
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ red onion minced
  • 3 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil can sub olive oil
  • 1.5 ts paprika
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro minced finely
  • 2 tablespoon parsley minced finely
  • ¼ ts salt plus additional to taste
  • ⅛ ts pepper plus additional to taste
  • ¼ ts cayenne pepper optional

Instructions
 

  • Wash the green beans. Top and tail them. Cut into 2 inch pieces. Fill a large saucepan with water (add ½ ts salt) and bring to the boil. Boil the green beans for approximately 10 minutes. Drain and allow to come to room temperature.
    Green beans in boiling water in a large black pot.
  • Make your dressing by combining the other ingredients in a mixing bowl: walnuts, garlic, red onion, red wine vinegar, vegetable or olive oil, paprika, parsley, cilantro, and cayenne (if using). Mix all ingredients and add salt and pepper.
    A white bowl containing a sauce that includes walnuts, herbs, garlic, red wine vinegar, onion, and paprika. There is a yellow spoon visible in the bowl.
  • Once the green beans have come to room temperature add to the dressing and mix well. Refrigerate for at least one hour before consuming. If you can leave the beans a little longer than 1 hr, the flavor should be more developed.
    Green beans dressed with a walnut based sauce in a white bowl. There is a yellow spoon with a wooden handle in the bowl.

Notes

I'm so excited about this new way of dressing green beans!  Try it as a side at your Thanksgiving dinner, or anytime you desire a delicious side meal!  Enjoy this taste of Georgia!!  

Nutrition

Calories: 174kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.05gSodium: 103mgPotassium: 241mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 685IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
Keyword green beans, vegetablesidedish
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