Bean Salad with Tahini (Tahinli Fasulye Piyazı)
By Ozlem Warren
Category
Salad
Cuisine
Turkish
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
8 minutes
Total Time
23 Minutes
Ingredients
- 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 small yellow or white onion, quartered and thinly sliced
- 1 medium ripe tomato, diced
- Handful of flat-leaf parsley, leaves and tender stems finely chopped
- 1/3 cup Turkish or other good-quality black olives, pitted and halved
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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2 tablespoons tahini
- Sea salt
- 1 tablespoon grape or apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered (optional)
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Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
For The Bean Salad
For The Tahini Sauce
To Serve
Directions
Make the tahini sauce. In a large bowl, add the garlic, lemon juice, ground cumin, tahini, and a good pinch of salt. Stir to combine well; you will notice the sauce will thicken. Pour in the vinegar and lukewarm water and combine well for 30 seconds. You will achieve a runny sauce at the end, but add more water if yours is too thick.
Mix the salad. Add the beans to the bowl with the tahini sauce. Toss to combine well. Add the onions, tomatoes, parsley and olives and toss once more to combine well, then check the seasoning and adjust to your taste.
Finish and serve. Transfer the salad to a serving plate, decorate with the quartered, hard-boiled eggs (if using), drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve. Afiyet Olsun (it means “may you be happy and healthy eating this food,” in Turkish).
Recipe Note
- Serving suggestions: Enjoy with flat breads or as a side to grilled meat.
- If you prefer to use dried beans, you need to soak them in cold water overnight. Drain and put them in a pan with plenty of fresh water, and cook for about 1 hour, or until tender, adding salt towards the end of the cooking time. Drain and set aside in a bowl, to be used in this salad.
Nutrition
Calories 270, Fat 8.6 grams, Monounsaturated Fat 3900 milligrams, Potassium 187.1 milligrams, Vitamin A 11.1 milligrams, Iron 5.8 milligrams, Carbs 38.3 grams, Saturated Fat 1.6 grams, Cholesterol 93.3 milligrams, Fiber 11.6 grams, Vitamin C 8.2 milligrams, Protein 17.1 grams, Polyunsaturated Fat 2300 milligrams, Sodium 670.4 milligrams, Sugar 1.9 grams, Calcium 171.1 milligrams