Georgian beetroot pkhali with nuts

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Wash the nuts, dry them on paper towels, you can fry a little in a frying pan, so it will be fragrant and tastier. Choose high-quality nuts, without bitterness, the taste of the finished dish will depend on the taste of the nuts. Put the nuts in the bowl of a blender, you can use a meat grinder, but it's more convenient for me with a blender.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the greens, dry them, cut them and send them to the nuts, chop them and transfer the resulting mass to a bowl.

3. Step 3:

   

   Bring the beetroot to readiness, I baked it in the oven for two hours at 180 degrees, but my beetroot is large, it may take about an hour and a half for the average one. Beets choose juicy, bright, sweet - I have just such. Cool, peel and cut into pieces so that it is convenient to grind in a blender.

5. Step 4:

   

   Peel the garlic, rinse and add to the bowl of a blender to the beetroot, chop.

6. Step 5:

   

   Send the chopped beets with garlic to a bowl with nuts and herbs, add wine vinegar, salt and spices, mix, form balls from the resulting mass, flatten them a little on top, decorate with nuts and herbs, or pomegranate seeds, to your taste. Enjoy your meal!