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Georgian Cilantro Sauce (350 g) [1 serving = 100 g] takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Georgian Cilantro Sauce (350 g) [1 serving = 100 g] takes 20 minutes to cook.

Georgian Cilantro Sauce (350 g) [1 serving = 100 g] makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Georgian Cilantro Sauce (350 g) [1 serving = 100 g] are:

2 ounces dried apricots
1 cup boiling water
1/3 cup shelled walnuts (1 ounce) [toasted]
2 to 4 garlic cloves (to taste), halved, green shoots removed
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Pinch of cayenne [Aleppo pepper]
2 cups cilantro leaves (2 good-size bunches), coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups parsley leaves (1 1/2 bunches), coarsely chopped
1/2 cup coarsely chopped mixed basil, tarragon, and dill [basil and a splash of Galliano]
5 tablespoons walnut oil (or more, to taste) [olive oil]
1/2 cup soaking water from the apricots, as needed

Here is how you make Georgian Cilantro Sauce (350 g) [1 serving = 100 g]:

1. Place the dried apricots in a bowl and pour on the boiling water. Let sit for at least an hour, more if possible, even overnight. Drain over a measuring cup and retain 1/2 cup of the soaking water.2. Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and drop in the garlic. When it is chopped and adhering to the sides of the bowl, stop the machine and scrape down the bowl. Add the walnuts, and process with the garlic. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the drained apricots, the lemon juice, salt, pepper and cayenne to the bowl, and process to a puree. Add the cilantro and other chopped herbs, and puree, stopping the machine to scrape down the sides several times. Combine the walnut oil and soaking water from the apricots, and with the machine running, gradually add it to the puree. Process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, and let sit for one hour. Taste and adjust salt. Serve with beans, chicken, meat or fish, grilled or roasted vegetables, or grains. Advance preparation: This sauce will keep for several days in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before using.[The recipe makes approx. 350 grams which I have listed as 3.5 servings so that nutritional values are calculated for 100 grams. If you use 20 grams, simply enter 0.20 servings in the nutrition tracker.]Number of Servings: 3.5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEDGEY.

The nutritional information for Georgian Cilantro Sauce (350 g) [1 serving = 100 g] is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 286.2

• Total Fat: 25.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 350.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 3.2 g