Bean Salad with Tahini (Tahinli Fasulye Piyazı)

Step 1

Make the tahini sauce. In a large bowl, add the garlic, lemon juice, ground cumin, tahini, and a good pinch of salt. Stir to combine well; you will notice the sauce will thicken. Pour in the vinegar and lukewarm water and combine well for 30 seconds. You will achieve a runny sauce at the end, but add more water if yours is too thick.

Step 2

Mix the salad. Add the beans to the bowl with the tahini sauce. Toss to combine well. Add the onions, tomatoes, parsley and olives and toss once more to combine well, then check the seasoning and adjust to your taste.

Step 3

Finish and serve. Transfer the salad to a serving plate, decorate with the quartered, hard-boiled eggs (if using), drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve. Afiyet Olsun (it means “may you be happy and healthy eating this food,” in Turkish).