Turkish White Bean Salad Recipe | Easy Bean Salad (Mediterranean Diet Recipe)

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats while sunflower oil is more budget-friendly.

white beans

🥗Healthier: canned chickpeas

💰Cheaper: dried beans

Chickpeas provide similar texture and flavor, while dried beans are often less expensive.

Cut the red onion in half and remove the skin.

Slice the onion into very thin slices.

Place the sliced onion in a large bowl.

Marinate the onions in red wine vinegar and a little bit of lemon juice for 10 minutes.

Cut 3 Roma tomatoes into wedges and add them to the bowl with the onions.

Chop the parsley, leaving a tiny part of the stem for more flavor, and add it to the bowl.

Add the canned white beans to the bowl.

Add 2 teaspoons of sumac, kosher salt, and black pepper to the bowl.

Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil into the bowl.

Toss all the ingredients together and let it sit for a bit to allow the flavors to meld.

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