Name: Potatoes with Walnuts (Kartopili Nigvzit)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: ¼ cup finely chopped mixed herbs (cilantro, parsley, dill); 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; Parsley; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, peeled and minced; 1 pound boiling potatoes; 1 cup shelled walnuts; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 garlic cloves, peeled

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

About

Here is an exotic variation on the usual potato salad dressed with mayonnaise or vinaigrette.

Ingredients

1 pound boiling potatoes
1 medium onion, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon

Method

Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender.

Meanwhile, sauté the onion lightly in the butter.

Finely grind the walnuts with the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir in the herbs and vinegar. Add the cooked onion.

While the potatoes are still warm, peel them and cut into eighths. Stir together thoroughly with the nut mixture (the potatoes will begin to break up). S