Description
Grilled New Potatoes with Charred Jalapeño Green Ajika is a flavorful dish inspired by Georgian cuisine. The tender grilled potatoes are paired with a zesty and herbaceous green ajika sauce, creating a perfect side dish or warm salad.
Ingredients
Scale
Potatoes:
- 1 ½ pounds new potatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Green Ajika:
- 3 jalapeños
- 1 small bunch cilantro leaves and tender stems
- 1 small bunch parsley leaves and tender stems
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons walnuts
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground fenugreek (optional)
- juice of ½ lemon
- extra salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare Potatoes: Boil halved new potatoes until just tender. Drain and toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Grill Potatoes: Grill cut side down until golden with grill marks.
- Make Green Ajika: Char jalapeños, then blend with cilantro, parsley, garlic, walnuts, vinegar, olive oil, coriander, fenugreek, and lemon juice until smooth.
- Adjust Seasoning: Season the green ajika with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve: Drizzle or toss grilled potatoes with the green ajika sauce.
Notes
- Ajika can be made a day ahead for deeper flavor.
- For milder spice, use fewer jalapeños or remove seeds before blending.
- This dish works as both a side and a warm salad.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Boiling, Grilling, Blending
- Cuisine: Georgian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1 cup potatoes with sauce
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
