{"id":70612,"date":"2021-09-25T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/?p=70612"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:58:24","slug":"turkish-white-bean-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/turkish-white-bean-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish White Bean Salad (Piyaz)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Turkish white bean salad is infused with flavor thanks to lots of fresh herbs, red onion and a delicious tahini lemon dressing. Inspired by a traditional Turkish salad recipe called Piyaz, this makes a deliciously simple side dish or topping for greens.<\/p>\n

Piyaz – a Turkish bean salad<\/h2>\n

Piyaz is a traditional Turkish side dish recipe made from white beans or navy beans, red onion, flat-leaf parsley and a simple salad dressing. As with any salad, variations are many, some versions with tahini, others with tomatoes, and others with hard-boiled eggs and olives as garnish. Whatever the version, one this they all have in common, it a quick and easy Mediterranean white bean salad that is simply delicious and ready in minutes. It\u2019s a fantastic recipe for when you are preparing a mezze<\/a> (small plates to share) or when you need a creative side dish to serve along all other main dishes. Or go the traditional route and serve this salad alongside grilled meatballs (kofta<\/a>) with bread for mopping up the salad and it\u2019s delicious dressing.
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Piyaz ala Elle Republic<\/h2>\n

My version of a traditional Piyaz is a simple one, focusing on the beans and the dressing. To keep this recipe a quick one, I use canned beans \u2014 either cannelini or jumbo white beans (butter beans). Though if time allows, I definitely recommend preparing dried beans as they simply taste best. The rest is simple. A lemon tahini dressing, crisp red onion, Italian parsley and the beans.<\/p>\n

How to mellow out the flavor of red onions<\/h2>\n

Personally, I love the flavor of red onion, but if preferred there are some tricks to actually mellow out their pungent flavor. Simple submerge the sliced onion in a bowl of ice cold water and let them sit for at least ten minutes, stirring once or twice. Then drain them well (you can also pat dry with paper towels) before adding them to the recipe. For added flavor, you can also soak them in lemon juice or vinegar.
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How to adapt this Turkish white bean salad<\/h2>\n

As with all simple salad recipes, there are countless ways to adapt the recipe, adding your favourite ingredients or trading out one this for another. Here are some of my ideas on how to further adapt this Turkish white bean salad recipe while still retaining the flavor of the popular Piyaz recipe:<\/p>\n