Making Georgian green adjika from cilantro and parsley
The hot Georgian temperament is reflected even in their cuisine - most of the national dishes have a sharp taste, but this does not interfere with enjoying them. Georgian sauces and various snacks, such as adjika, are especially spicy. from cilantro and parsley. Incredibly fragrant, beautiful emerald color adjika has found its admirers far beyond the borders of this sunny country. Let's diversify our everyday life and prepare this intoxicating dish together.
Green adjika is added to vegetable dishes, red is used with meat.
Read also the article: the benefits of cilantro!
What do you need for adjika?
The main ingredient of fragrant adjika is cilantro. You will need 250 g of greens per serving. In addition, you need to prepare:
- parsley greens - 100 g;
- bitter pepper Spark - 2 medium peppercorns;
- head garlic not very large;
- salt to your taste.
To prepare green adjika, only green peppers should be used. Red hot peppers will also give it a pungent flavor, but ruin the color.
Step by step cooking
First, you need to sort and wash the cilantro and parsley greens. Spread the pure spice on a paper towel and leave for a while to let the excess liquid glass. Then it should be chopped with a knife as small as possible.
There is no need to select petioles, they are cut along with the leaves.
Now finely chop the peeled garlic and the Sparkle. Kill all the ingredients additionally in a blender until smooth: herbs - separately, and then - pepper and garlic. Combine chopped products, mix well and put the finished adjika in a glass jar. Keep refrigerated.
The benefits of green adjika
This dry adjika made from fresh cilantro and parsley is not only tasty, but also very healthy. First of all, the herbs here are fresh, which means that all their nutritional value is preserved.
Adjika receives properties from cilantro to increase appetite, stimulate the stomach and protect it from inflammatory diseases. In addition, it has a beneficial effect on the heart.
Parsley, in turn, endows adjika with no less useful properties to strengthen the immune system and protect the body from colds, it is also good for vision and has a diuretic effect.