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Illustrative photo: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Salads & starters

Gebzhalia

A Georgian fresh cheese with herbs, salt and garlic, often spiced up with adjika. Its lively, fragrant flavour makes it perfect to spread on warm bread or to top grilled vegetables.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Mash the cheese with a fork in a bowl until smooth and even.
  2. Finely chop the garlic, mint, tarragon and coriander if using.
  3. Add the herbs and garlic to the cheese, then mix in the adjika and salt.
  4. Taste and adjust the seasoning; the cheese should be well flavoured.
  5. Leave to rest for 15 minutes in the fridge so the flavours blend, then serve with bread.

Variations and tips

With what you can find here. Replace the adjika with a pinch of smoked paprika and a little Espelette pepper.

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Original Ecomely recipe.