Marinated Za'atar Bean Salad

Name: Marinated Za'atar Bean Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 (85 g) medium red onion, thinly sliced; 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more as needed (used a total of 2 1/2 tsp in the salad); 1 lemons worth zest; 3 tbsp (32 g) lemon juice; 1 (13.4 oz or 380 g) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 (14 oz or 400 g) can butter beans, drained and rinsed; 1 cup (115 g) green olives, roughly chopped (a 10 oz jar of olives); 7-8 jarred artichoke hearts, quartered (optional); 1/2 cup (9 g) firmly packed mint leaves, finely minced; 1/2 cup (18 g) firmly packed parsley, finely minced; 3 tbsp (52 g) extra virgin olive oil; 3 (15 g) garlic cloves, smashed and roughly chopped; 3 tsp za’atar; 1 tsp sumac; 1/2 tsp ground cumin

Instructions

Prep:25min

This za'atar bean salad is one of my new favorite bean salad iterations - it's loaded with goodies (a whole jar of castelvetrano olives and creamy artichokes), plus a fruity and tangy marinade of garlic and za'atar.

Updated at: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:08:04 GMT