BEAN SALAD ( TURKISH PIYAZ )

This is a nice salad either served as an appetizer or as a vegetarian meal. Serves 2

YOU NEED

• 200 gr cooked white beans
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 shallot or small red onion, salt
• 1 tbsp of parsley, chopped
• Ground black  pepper
• Lemon juice
• 1 tsp sumak 
• 10-12 black olives

TO DECORATE

• 1 Egg, boiled, sliced
• Cherry tomatoes
• Jalepeno peppers
• Sweet paprika to sprinkle

METHOD

First slice the onions thinly. Put in a bowl with a pinch of salt and a little water. Rub it well with salt then wash and rinse it. ( You will have soft and sweet onion for the salad now )

Mix the onion, olive oil, parsley, olives, sumak and lemon juice with the beans. Add black pepper to taste.

Decorate it with eggs, tomatoes and jalepenos. Sprinkle with paprika before serving.

SUMAK : This spice comes from the Mediterranean and Middle East, from the berries of a wild bush. Favoured over lemon for sourness. Dark red in colour, this aromatic spice has a tangy and fruity flavour.