Bean Salad with Tahini (Tahinli Fasulye Piyazı)

Name: Bean Salad with Tahini (Tahinli Fasulye Piyazı)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, ( drained and rinsed); 1/2 small yellow or white onion, (quartered and thinly sliced); 1 medium ripe tomato, (diced); Handful of flat-leaf parsley, (leaves and tender stems finely chopped); 1/3 cup Turkish or other good-quality black olives, (pitted and halved); Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 fat garlic cloves, (finely chopped); Juice of 1/2 lemon; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons tahini; Sea salt; 1 tablespoon grape or apple cider vinegar; 1/4 cup lukewarm water; 2 hard-boiled eggs, (quartered (optional)); Extra virgin olive oil, (for drizzling)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:8min

We have a variety of bean salads in Turkey and this Tahinli Fasulye Piyazı is a specialty from the Antalya region, on the southwest coast of Turkey. It makes a substantial, nutritious, great-value lunch with flatbreads to mop up the delicious sauce.

Updated at: Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:07 GMT