Piyaz – Turkish White Bean Salad
Piyaz - Turkish White Bean Salad is a protein packed salad that can be a meal on its own.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 15 oz. can navy beans drained and rinsed
- 6 large green beans sliced thin
- 1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup finely chopped mix herbs parsley, mint, dill
- 2 hard boiled eggs sliced
- Dressing Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Place green beans in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
- Combine green beans with all other salad ingredients, except the eggs.
- To make the dressing combine lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly add oil while whisking constantly to form a homogenous dressing.
- Add half of the dressing to the salad and toss well. Save reserved dressing for another purpose. Let salad chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve, garnished with the eggs.
Notes
You can also use dried beans and cook them with a little crushed garlic for added flavor, until tender.
This salad is very customizable. Common ingrediients that are often included are garlic, onions, bell pepper and tomatoes.
Blanche and shock refers to cooking vegetables in boiling water for just a few minutes so they do not taste raw, but they should still have a bite to them. Then they are shocked by placing them in ice water to immediately stop the cooking process. The dressing can be halved. This double quantity was enough for the piyaz and a green salad.
This salad is very customizable. Common ingrediients that are often included are garlic, onions, bell pepper and tomatoes.
Blanche and shock refers to cooking vegetables in boiling water for just a few minutes so they do not taste raw, but they should still have a bite to them. Then they are shocked by placing them in ice water to immediately stop the cooking process. The dressing can be halved. This double quantity was enough for the piyaz and a green salad.
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