Borani:(Iranian Dish)

Spinach-Curd Salad

Ingredients:

2 bunches of spinach
1 large onion - grated
2 cup of curd - beaten
2 spoons of olive oil
1 spoon of lemon juice
1/2 spoon salt
1/4 spoon ground black pepper
1 garlic clove - minced
1/2 cup roasted walnuts
1 cup sesame seeds
2 cup of mint leaves
lemon wedges for decoration.

Method:

Finely chop the spinach leaves. Discard the stem.

Steam cook spinach along with grated onion for 5 minutes

Strain them and set aside.

To this spinach plus onion add the beaten curd, oil and lemon juice. Mix well.

Further add salt, pepper, garlic and walnuts to this. Mix well. Keep refrigerated for at least 1-2 hours.

Serve them chilled. Decorate it with sesame seeds, mints leaves and lemon wedges before serving.

The above quantity can be served to 6-8 people.