Bean Salad (Piyaz)

Ingredients:
- 1 cup cannellini beans (substitute: other white beans like great northern or navy beans)
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/2 lemon juice
- Salt

Directions:

1. If you are using canned white beans, use 2 cans of beans and skip to step 2. If using dried white beans, soak them in water in a pot. Leave it overnight. The next day, bring the pot to boil, add more water if beans have absorbed most. Add some salt. Simmer until beans are soft. Then turn off the heat and drain excess water. 1 cup dried beans yields about 2 1/2 cups cooked beans.
2. Place beans in a bowl. Add tomatoes, onion and parsley. Drizzle olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice. Add salt. Toss well to mix.
3. Serve immediately or chilled.

Note: Piyaz is served as a side dish with meatballs or kabobs. I like it as a main course after a nice hot soup.


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