Spinach pkhali
Description
If you enjoy Caucasian and, in particular, Georgian cuisine, you will love this spinach pkhali recipe. It is a very popular Georgian appetizer made from various leafy vegetables. Here we prepare pkhali from spinach with the addition of nuts and spices. It turns out very delicious. Serve the appetizer at the table.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Wash the spinach thoroughly and cut off the tough stems.
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Step 2
Pour water into a deep saucepan and add salt. Add the spinach, put on the heat, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Then drain the spinach in a colander and squeeze out the liquid. Leave to cool.
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Step 3
Run the spinach through a meat grinder; do the same with the nuts and garlic. Add spices, finely chopped onion, and chopped fresh herbs to the resulting mixture and mix well. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
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Step 4
From the resulting mixture, shape attractive balls and decorate them with pomegranate seeds. Serve the spinach pkhali cold.