Turkish
Bean Salad (Piyaz)

Piyaz It comes from the Persian word for the onion, but in Turkish cuisine, he has taken on his own life. Today it refers to a salad of beans based on onions, parsley, olive oil and vinegar, spiced with pepper flakes and adorned with tomatoes, parsley, sumac and boiled slices. Regional variations abound: some add green onions, while in Antalya, Tahini gives Piyaz his turn.

In my hometown of TekirdagOne of Turkiye’s two capitals, Piyaz is inseparable by Kofte, meatballs. One simply cannot be served without the other. But Hınestly, Piyaz goes with everything: grilled meat, hot bread, rice. One of my favorite lunches is a cold rice bowl and Piyaz.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of cannellini beanssoaked during the night and cooked until 1 can of cannellini beansrinsed and drained
  • 1 small red onionthinly cut in the middle of the moons, dough with 1 tsp of salt, then rinsed and drained
  • 1 tomatodiced (Turkey tomatoes have always peeled before they are added to salads)
  • 1 green pepperthinly sliced (Shishito Peppers Make an excellent substitute for Turkish green chillies)
  • 1/3 cup parsleyfinely chopped
  • 1-2 teaspoon of Sumac
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper bows (optional)
  • Some black olivesoutline

optional but traditional

  • 1 foam eggchopped (personally I do not understand the charm of the hard and insipid eggs, especially cold. So jump this part. But if you like them, try it)

for the dressing

  • 1/4 cup (or a little more) Good olive oil
  • 2-3 tablespoons of apple or white wine vinegar
  • saltto taste

Instructions

-Ricge the beans on a plate of flat or rectangle oval portion (not too deep.)
-Layer the kneaded onions and rinsed at the top.
-Stter the diced tomatoes and green peppers in slices. If you use eggs, add them now.
-Strara with Sumacs and pepper bows.
-Top with chopped parsley and some black olives for decoration.
-N in a small bowl, beat the olive oil, vinegar and salt together. In taste, the dressing should be distinctly spicy. Piyaz It should be a bit harsh. Vinegar should absolutely come!

-Asty the dressing uniformly above the salad.

-Mix well at the table before eating, and digging, preferably with a piece of crunchy bread!

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