The Best Bean Salad with Tahini Dressing: ANTALYA PİYAZI 🌱Quick & Tasty Cold Mediterranean Appetizer

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024
  • On today's menu, we have a PIYAZ: The Mediterranean Bean Salad that'll enchant your taste buds and is ready in a jiffy! This vegan-friendly dish brings the rich flavors of the Mediterranean -beans, greens, eggs, tomatoes and tahini- straight to your table with fresh ingredients. Quick, easy, and satisfying, this dish will complement any meal.
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    Antalya Piyazı
    Servings: 4-6
    Difficulty: Easy
    Cooking time: 8 minutes
    Prep time: 10 minutes
    Ingredients:
    500 g boiled or canned white beans
    1 big pink tomato, diced
    2 onions, “piyazlık” cut (thinly sliced) and rubbed with a pinch of salt
    ½ bunch parsley, chopped
    1-2 pinches salt
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
    2 eggs, hard boiled and halved
    For the sauce;
    200 ml cooking water of beans
    3 tablespoons boiled white beans
    6 tablespoons tahini
    3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
    Directions:
    • To make the perfect piyaz sauce, put 3 tablespoons boiled white beans into the water that you boiled your beans, add tahini and vinegar then mash and mix with a potato masher. Pour this beauty into your serving plate.
    • Mix boiled white beans, tomatoes, onions, parsley, salt, olive oil and vinegar in the same bowl.
    • Pour the mixture over the sauce and place the boiled eggs.
    • You can sprinkle some hot red pepper flakes and more chopped parsley.

Комментарии • 170

  • @nancywest1926
    @nancywest1926 Год назад +36

    Many decades ago (many) my Grandmother said "its a sin to waste food". So true, learned from a Granny born in 1893. Thankful!

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад +5

      Warm greetings to your grandmother and you! ♥️ thank you for sharing with us

    • @east-meets-easy
      @east-meets-easy Год назад +1

      @@Refika Bereket more accurately means blessing :)

    • @claub2621
      @claub2621 Год назад

      ​​@@east-meets-easyAre you teaching a native speaker what a word means in his/her own language? Funny... Bereket means exactly what she said (abundence, richness)

    • @chloespetservices
      @chloespetservices Год назад

      ​@Refika in Maltese we call bereket, barka t'Alla, meaning blessings from God, or abundance and prosperity.

    • @east-meets-easy
      @east-meets-easy Год назад

      @@claub2621 I am a native speaker of both Turkish and English, and am simply making a correction.

  • @deniseferron3397
    @deniseferron3397 Год назад +17

    I just made the tahini sauce to serve under some roasted eggplants and let me tell you - it is divine. Refika never steers me wrong. We have another winner!!!

  • @B.Y.B.Y.
    @B.Y.B.Y. 11 месяцев назад +1

    My beautiful hometown ❤️ Refika, you brought me to tears 🥹 I am in the US now, next week is Thanksgiving here (also my birthday 🎂). We are going to have an international Thanksgiving dinner here where everyone brings some traditional food from their country. I was thinking of what to make and saw your video 🎉 Now I have no doubts, I will definitely make this delicious piyaz from my lovely hometown so that people around the world also have chance to taste it! Thank you so much, lots of love from the US 😋

  • @sanchiagoosen8963
    @sanchiagoosen8963 Год назад +15

    This looks like the perfect side to our South African summer braai (bbq on open fire). I love making 3 bean salad as a side, but this is much simpler and will deliver as much flavour - thank you!

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад +3

      Piyaz is a perfect match to köfte (meatballs) you should definitely try it! Please leave a comment here when you have a taste of it ♥️

    • @magdavanzyl6141
      @magdavanzyl6141 Год назад +2

      Yebo❤❤

  • @elisabetta4478
    @elisabetta4478 Год назад +1

    Thank you, dear Refika. I would like to encounter more Mediterranean cuisines through your channel

  • @bulent2435
    @bulent2435 Год назад +3

    I made the same comment under kısır and lentil köfte videos before, and I want to repeat it here too. Don't hesitate to try this recepie. It has been eaten for hundreds of years in this kebab heaven for a good reason. It's freaking delicious. 😋

  • @chrisholmes66
    @chrisholmes66 Год назад +1

    Made this recipe without the eggs. Love it .

  • @justkens3844
    @justkens3844 Год назад +2

    sonunda bir youtuber bu yemeği ingilizce çekti ya. çok underrated bir yemek.

  • @Ellie-zd1ri
    @Ellie-zd1ri Год назад +2

    So appreciate your vegetarian/vegan dishes. They always give me new and creative ideas. Thank you!

  • @Jane-ms9ky
    @Jane-ms9ky Год назад +3

    We are so lucky in London cos so many Turkish restaurants, bakery and corner shops . The food is so fresh and healthy 💕 👌

  • @amateurepicurean8168
    @amateurepicurean8168 Год назад +8

    What a lovely and simple dish. We think this would be perfect for a luncheon. We will for sure put this into our rotation. Much love to you and to your super talented crew!

  • @TheRedPandaTales
    @TheRedPandaTales Год назад +1

    You are doing a great job for the society❤️ I was a hard core non vegetarian till I visited a farm and witnessed the horror of the dairy industry. The cow is inseminated painfully every 6 months so that calf is born. The calves are taken away immediately without a single drop of milk. The male calves are transported to the slaughterhouse to be killed on the very day. This process continues for some years till the cow is completely exhausted and later sold for meat. That’s the milk we consume. I literally had sleepless nights after watching the cows, their udders become so big they can’t even move. And they run to save their babies from going to the slaughterhouse.
    Thank you for these recepies so that people can choose compassion in their plate instead of pain.

    • @B.Y.B.Y.
      @B.Y.B.Y. 11 месяцев назад

      Unfortunately this is true. It must've been very touchy. So you went vegan then?

  • @maryclairegaloni8727
    @maryclairegaloni8727 Год назад +1

    Fantastic…. Thank you for making is vegan friendly with the simple omission of eggs🎉

  • @bindubouns5209
    @bindubouns5209 Год назад +12

    In India, we call it Piyaz as well. You’re my favourite Chef

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад +1

      Thank you DOST ♥️

  • @jogozc
    @jogozc Год назад +2

    Hello Refika: 🎉Thanks for this, 'Apologies to Osman' s Antalyan Piyaz' Recipe. Love the addition of Olive Oil, Vinegar & Pepper💃

  • @carolkloss3037
    @carolkloss3037 Год назад +6

    Beautiful! Simple healthy and delicious! Can’t wait to try! And thank you for always giving us some words of wisdom along the way ❤️

  • @traciallen4581
    @traciallen4581 Год назад +7

    Simple and looks delightful. Thanks again for sharing such a wonderful dish.
    Have you done an English version of Etli Ekmek? I love it and would like to know how to make it. Thank for all you do.

  • @theoriginalquinnpiper
    @theoriginalquinnpiper Год назад +2

    I am always happy to learn another way to use tahini, thank you, Refika :)

  • @j.e.7028
    @j.e.7028 11 месяцев назад

    This has got to be my favorite cooking chanel...Love it,being vegetarian,its simple and nutrious !!!

  • @ma-by1bm
    @ma-by1bm Год назад +1

    Hello lovely Refika
    Thanks for sharing with us ❤❤❤
    You're plate is so beautiful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏽

  • @jenniferhuff2566
    @jenniferhuff2566 Год назад

    It’s beautiful and I can smell it from here!

  • @dawnkindnesscountsmost5991
    @dawnkindnesscountsmost5991 Год назад +3

    I am making my next grocery list with what I need to make this delicious-looking dish, and I am already hungry to try it! 💖

  • @ismailsaraltn8699
    @ismailsaraltn8699 Год назад +1

    Muhteşem Antalya dan selamlar sevgiler orijinal tarifi vermişsiniz

  • @AngelaGraniero-r5r
    @AngelaGraniero-r5r Год назад +1

    This is my first time watching your video and that bean dish that you just made yummy. I’m Italian and we use a lot of fresh beans so I must try this dish. Thanks for the recipe I’m going to start followingyou.

  • @dmariapaz
    @dmariapaz 7 месяцев назад +1

    I made it!
    The first time I had this dish was in a bazar in Antalya. I really loved the dish and all this time I have been wondering what ingredients it had. I think I nailed it!
    Thank you so much, friend! Xx
    I will post pictures tomorrow on IG!

  • @greenplant5197
    @greenplant5197 4 месяца назад

    Love your wisdom on sustainability 👍

  • @batabbit7731
    @batabbit7731 Год назад +4

    Great dish! I love pilaki so I'm sure I'll like this too. Do an episode making pine cone jam, sage jam, or one of the other less common types of jam from your breakfast video. I am so curious about these unusual types of jam. Also, tazi fasulye is so good. I make it like my mother did. I watched your version on the turkish channel but I think people would really like it. It's also vegetarian/vegan.

  • @debbycoley
    @debbycoley Год назад +2

    Love bean salad and this one looks scrumptious! Thanks again for sharing this recipe! Can't wait to make it. Love and thanks to you all!💗

  • @judymarielamb2408
    @judymarielamb2408 Год назад

    Thank you my dear Rafika. I so appreciate the vegetarian dishes that you have been sharing. I look forward to everything you post. Your passion for the beautiful food Yahweh has provided for us blesses us all.♥️

  • @janetring6090
    @janetring6090 Год назад +1

    Love the vegetarian recipes! This looks delicious! Love your channel and your words of wisdom...😊

  • @marie-helenebouget6416
    @marie-helenebouget6416 Год назад

    Beautiful! I love the way you define"bereket" and apply it in your cooking. Thank you so much.

  • @julibeswick-valentine3690
    @julibeswick-valentine3690 Год назад

    Yet another recipe I would like to try. Thank you.
    Tomatoes, I have seen Turkish, Spanish and Canary Island one for sale on the Uk and here in Ireland but the best are the ones I grow myself in a polytunnel many kilos of them. These are then canned (bottled), frozen or dehydrated to carry the family through to next year. The taste of them is beyond compare.

  • @aali1811
    @aali1811 Год назад

    Thank for telling the world about the concept of BARAKAH!

  • @AditKamath26
    @AditKamath26 9 месяцев назад

    I visited Turkey last month and you guys have some of the best food, no kidding! Absolutely loved Piyazı, Pide, Kofte, and Kebap. Also the breakfast spread was to die for!

  • @watercressfabrique3333
    @watercressfabrique3333 Год назад +2

    so much cultural crossover from turkey into india! we also call onion piyaz here! love your channel refika

  • @renukamenon3370
    @renukamenon3370 Год назад +1

    Wow! Wow! Simple yet elegantly beautiful and possibly very delicious 😘

  • @cherieburger15
    @cherieburger15 Год назад +1

    Such a beautiful dish! It's always a pleasure to watch your videos!! Blessings and love!🙏❤

  • @burakarpak
    @burakarpak Год назад +1

    Piyaaz and köfte😍😍

  • @marlenebudnik3133
    @marlenebudnik3133 9 месяцев назад

    Just want to thank you for sharing your great recipes! Love Türkiye 🇹🇷

  • @pthack100
    @pthack100 Год назад

    Thank you for another smashing vegetarian recipe!

  • @JenB.188
    @JenB.188 Год назад

    Your presentations make everything so accessible. I can't wait to try this.

  • @taeyongan7511
    @taeyongan7511 Год назад

    I love your recipes 🎉thanks ❤❤

  • @winniefernandes9202
    @winniefernandes9202 Год назад

    Thanks Refika! You are a real blessing! ❤

  • @GV-su9ov
    @GV-su9ov Год назад

    I will try this recipe of yours, looks yummy.

  • @halsparrow
    @halsparrow Год назад

    This recipe is beautiful. Im going to try it soon.
    Please share some ottoman recipes

  • @Mg1998-ov
    @Mg1998-ov Год назад

    I have been looking everywhere to find maybe an email where i can send you some pictures of the falafels i made with your receipe i have been showing everyone one what i did I am so proud of myself cause it came out delicious...thank you and although this is not the video of the falafels its the most recent and maybe you can see that you have a grateful viewer❤. And i will try this bean salad of course. Thank you

  • @ashmash4563
    @ashmash4563 Год назад

    In Urdu too pyaz is onion. Thanks for the lovely recipe Refika ! Definitely going to try it

  • @marthavillegas6250
    @marthavillegas6250 Год назад

    Looks delicious! Thank you Refika!

  • @blissfamily9524
    @blissfamily9524 Год назад

    I made this last night and it was fabulous! Thank you Refika

  • @bhavnapatel8258
    @bhavnapatel8258 Год назад

    Thank you so much Refika for all the good tips and advice!
    Love you and your voice ☺️🥰🤗 please share more vegan recipes.

  • @pthack100
    @pthack100 Год назад

    Lovee ❤ what you said about sustainability 😊💕

  • @aminahtindo909
    @aminahtindo909 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for recipe of salad

  • @ecogrl1
    @ecogrl1 Год назад

    I'm so excited to have stumbled upon your channel! I've never tried Turkish cuisine and it looks incredible.,.I'm trying to make more vegetarian meals and can't wait to try some of your recipes!! Love your positive energies!

  • @hellegilbert3000
    @hellegilbert3000 Год назад

    Thanks for the easy, delicious bean salad.

  • @geetagore7640
    @geetagore7640 Год назад

    Salad 🥗 looking delicious 😋 mouthwatering 😋😋

  • @Jane-ms9ky
    @Jane-ms9ky Год назад +1

    Love it 💕🙏🙂 i like the Turkish style starters 👌😍 I.e very fine chopped tomatoes salad ; thin slices onion salad e🧅 would be good to show us how to make it?

  • @kaybrown4010
    @kaybrown4010 Год назад +3

    More vegetarian and vegan recipes, please! This salad looks AMAZING!

  • @lucasotis9525
    @lucasotis9525 Год назад

    Oh woah, this recipe already looks so good!! I can’t wait to try it!
    Also, I love the new hair style!

  • @TheSweetAnca
    @TheSweetAnca Год назад

    Very nice recipe, I love it.

  • @arwahadid4183
    @arwahadid4183 Год назад

    baraket = blessings and bounty within the blessings....could you make some quick meal ideas, turkish delight, gozleme

  • @maryamabdulsalam848
    @maryamabdulsalam848 Год назад +1

    This is a whole meal 😋😋😋 thank you for sharing

  • @mfwanfy
    @mfwanfy Год назад

    Thanks, Refrika. Love the vegan dishes. More please!

  • @Traditionalsetup
    @Traditionalsetup Год назад

    Great and beautiful recipe 🤩😋👌👌

  • @candaceclunie9579
    @candaceclunie9579 Год назад

    Lovely to see you again Refrika

  • @sa88888
    @sa88888 Год назад

    Love this! Can you please make kuru fasulya , without meat? I want to see how you make it.

  • @jeodezman32
    @jeodezman32 Год назад

    çok iyi be ablaa

  • @ladybuggriffis2299
    @ladybuggriffis2299 Год назад +1

    Loks very good thank you again for your recipe love watching your videos you and your crew are wonderful to watch and are very energetic. Be safe 🐞🦬🐢🥰

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад

      Thank you for your message dear ♥️ we just do what we love and share with others!! Your support means the world to us…

  • @MartinAhlman
    @MartinAhlman Год назад

    I would love to see you in Sweden so we could have a cook-off! As long as you bring the Turkish Tea!!!!

  • @khushbusurana8635
    @khushbusurana8635 Год назад

    Looks so yummy ..❤

  • @RS-gl9ht
    @RS-gl9ht Год назад

    Looks so delicious thank you! Can’t wait to try this dish.

  • @baay81
    @baay81 Год назад

    thanks for sharing!

  • @VeretenoVids
    @VeretenoVids Год назад

    Yum! I'd love to learn about winter vegetable dishes. Where I live fresh "winter" vegetables are generally long-storing root vegetables like beets, carrots, potatoes, parsnips, sweet potatoes, various squashes. Generally broccoli and kale are available into early winter. What veg are commonly eaten in Turkiye in winter months?

  • @usablellc6735
    @usablellc6735 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @lucieadjek8506
    @lucieadjek8506 Год назад

    😍😍This looks absolutely great 👍/yummy 😋😋😋. Thanks again for sharing this recipe with us 🙏🏿🤗. Blessings and lots of 🥰🥰 kisses to you and your crew family. Love❤️ you all and stay safe 😃🤗.

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад

      Thank you for your beautiful comment honey ♥️ we love you too!

  • @windlessoriginals1150
    @windlessoriginals1150 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @knbKaren
    @knbKaren 10 месяцев назад

    So good. I'd love to see more bean recipes. Today's prices are crazy, but beans have so far remained reasonable, at least in Canada. That and cabbage, which I don't think is your thing. Anyway, in addition to bean recipes, did you ever do your sustainability video? I love the philosophy you speak of. Bereket. I'd love to know more about your "seed bank" for example. This dish is delicious!

  • @lkriticos7619
    @lkriticos7619 Год назад +1

    That looks so tasty. I eat eggs but I think I'll try it without the egg first. :)

  • @heidimorain5184
    @heidimorain5184 Год назад

    Cute glasses AND another great recipe, thanks

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад

      Thank you ♥️

  • @freedom2624
    @freedom2624 Год назад

    Hi Refika and team i am a huge fan your channel, as a few years ago when i came to Germany i was very impressed by delicious Turkish food here wanted to cook myself so explored you tube and there you were smiling and teaching recipes which are easy and yummmmmm. But i have several questions as a muslim I am scared to buy some ingredients like Balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, I wanted to if the are Halal

  • @Italian615
    @Italian615 Год назад

    Very well done❤

  • @gwynwellliver4489
    @gwynwellliver4489 Год назад

    Going on the menu!❤

  • @kathleenkocan628
    @kathleenkocan628 Год назад +4

    Hi Refika. Can you show us a vegetarian Moussaka? We have a Turkish restaurant that makes it delicious but it is almost an hour away. I would like to make it at home. It’s topping is a Béchamel but I believe it also has a cheese in it.

    • @pinar3516
      @pinar3516 Год назад

      İn Türkiye,we don't use bechamel for musakka and vegetarian musakka(imambayıldı).Just vegetables(ognion,tomato,ail,eggplant) and oil olives.

    • @kathleenkocan628
      @kathleenkocan628 Год назад

      @@pinar3516 Yes. I’m aware. I believe the Turkish restaurant we go to in NY has created this mash up recipe and I can tell you it is absolutely fabulous. The topping is creamy and melty. It goes under the broiler for yummy brown peaks of goodness. I suggested it because if anyone could dream up something similar I’m sure Refika and her team could and it would be amazing. 😋

  • @izziwizziranaway
    @izziwizziranaway Год назад +1

    I got so excited when you mentioned an Amazon store, but it’s for USA 😢. I hope you can get on the UK Amazon some day as I would love to get your knives but silly rules don’t allow the shipping this way I think 😢.
    Maybe I just need to come to Turkey and visit your shop 🙌🤞🥰

    • @izziwizziranaway
      @izziwizziranaway Год назад

      I look forward to hearing or reading about that 🥰👍

  • @framhouse2935
    @framhouse2935 Год назад

    Refika....love you, your team and your recipes. ❤❤❤❤

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад +1

      WE LOVE TOU TOO ♥️

  • @misssonali779
    @misssonali779 Год назад

    Awesome dish😘

  • @cathylittle6752
    @cathylittle6752 Год назад

    Lots of love to you, too, Refika 😘💕💕

  • @sarah-louisetodd7114
    @sarah-louisetodd7114 Год назад

    Thank you for another excellent video. Someone in my household is allergic to sesame to the point it quickly becomes a medical emergency, so I was wondering in response to your request for suggestions whether you might be able to do an additional video on meze recipes (Mediterranean or fusion, doesn't matter) that can be made without tahini?
    Quite curious to see how others here might cope with my problem.
    Would love to do up some inspiration so that the person in question doesn't have to feel like they are missing out all the time (who doesn't love sharing small plates of food with friends and family) and can also still reap the health benefits of a med diet.

    • @B.Y.B.Y.
      @B.Y.B.Y. 11 месяцев назад

      Well, I have no idea how it would taste but maybe you can try unsweetened peanut butter. I saw a youtuber making a savory pasta sauce with tahini, she was suggesting to substitute it with peanut butter in case you did not have tahini. Maybe you can try it. I personally have to say that it is very hard to replicate tahini in this particular dish because it is literally where most of the flavor comes from, and one of the 2 main ingredients together with the beans. You can take the tahini out of course, I am sure it will be delicious but you'll have a bean salad in that case, not a piyaz so it becomes a different dish.

    • @sarah-louisetodd7114
      @sarah-louisetodd7114 11 месяцев назад

      @@B.Y.B.Y. peanut butter might work for some dishes, indeed. Good idea and thanks so much for sharing. I have tried it once before. I wanted to make hummus when I was in India for an extended period of time (started having withdrawal symptoms for hummus after 8 weeks cold turkey haha). I could neither find sesame seeds nor tahini in the area I was in, so I did use peanut butter. But I don't actually have any real memory of what it tasted like. It wasn't bad, that much I can say, but I've never done it since either.
      Just thinking because peanuts have quite a strong flavour, I guess I could try something like cashews or almonds, but you're right in that it'll never taste the same. It's the bitterness I think. Very hard to replicate. Thanks again!

  • @anamariaguadayol2335
    @anamariaguadayol2335 Год назад +1

    I don't know what it is yet, but if you made it, it must be delicious! 🥰

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад +2

      You should definitely give it a chance…..

    • @anamariaguadayol2335
      @anamariaguadayol2335 Год назад +1

      @@Refika now that I saw it, I definitely will! Mmm good! 🥰

  • @ertuncdelikaya8237
    @ertuncdelikaya8237 4 месяца назад

    Aquafabadan beze de yapılıyor. Yumurta beyazından yapılana çok benziyor sonuç.

  • @pixelgraphica
    @pixelgraphica Год назад

    Do you have a Turkish take on Eggs Benedict? That salad looks yummy!

  • @ChopChou
    @ChopChou Год назад +1

    Looks really yummy. Can I substitute the beans with boiled chick peas?

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад

      This is technically a “bean” salad but of course chickpeas would fit in too 😊

  • @constancelacount6341
    @constancelacount6341 Год назад

    Loved it! As always!

  • @sameeraalkhaja5786
    @sameeraalkhaja5786 Год назад

    Perfect

  • @Sasha-m5i2z
    @Sasha-m5i2z Год назад

    Super

  • @rpgbb
    @rpgbb Год назад +1

    In the video, you say 250g of beans, in the description, it says 500g. Which one is right? 🤔
    Thanks ❤

  • @cheffamy
    @cheffamy Год назад

    First off I have not been here in awhile, please forgive. Just want to say you look amazing. This salad looks great. Onions upset my tummy. Can I use julienne carrot or jimica?

    • @Refika
      @Refika  Год назад

      Hello! you can just take the onions out and make the rest recipe ❤️

  • @najlaeelaouad
    @najlaeelaouad Год назад

    Please refika , can you make your jams recipes I saw in the grand breakfast ❤❤

  • @phrababushkath2350
    @phrababushkath2350 Год назад

    All your recipes are excellent but your presentation style is too hysterical for me...

  • @sangeethasajith5800
    @sangeethasajith5800 Год назад

    Love it.

  • @hardeepgurvinjessy3203
    @hardeepgurvinjessy3203 10 месяцев назад

    Piyaz is onion in Punjabi as well. Probably Persian origin. How connected we all are.