Savory, High Protein Turkish Mung Bean Salad, Mas Piyazi

Turkish mung bean salad, known as “maş piyazı“ is a refreshing and crunchy salad made with cooked mung beans, onions, fresh herbs and spices. It’s a perfect side dish or light meal for a hot summer day. (Piyaz generally referring to salads made with beans in Turkish cuisine, is adopted from the Persian word, (फ़ारसी – onion) and maş means mung beans in Turkish) Mung beans are also a great source of plant-based protein, fiber, and vitamins and minerals such as iron, magnesium, and folate. They have also been linked to numerous health benefits. Subscribe for more authentic recipes: Support on Patreon: Instagram: Links to some of the ingredients and equipments I use (Affiliate links*): ☕ Glass Measuring Jug 1 litre: 🍳 Baking Sheet: 🔪 My favorite (budget) Whetstone for Knife Sharpening: 🔪 WÜSTHOF CLASSIC IKON 8 Inch Chef’s Knife : 🔪 SHI BA ZI ZUO Chinese cleaver: 🧤 Food Safe Black Nitrile Gloves, Box of 100: 🍢 Flat Kebab Skewers: 🍢 Square Skewers: 🔪 Turkish Kebab and Meat Knife 50 cm: 🔪 Turkish Kebab and Meat Knife 40 cm: 🥣 Round Mixing Tray Stainless Steel: Ingredients: • 150 g mung beans, soaked overnight • 50 g walnuts, 1/2 cup roughly chopped • 60 ml olive oil, 4 tbsp • 30 ml pomegranate molasses, 2 tbsp, sub for lemon juice to taste • 1 tsp sumac • 1 tsp pul biber, Turkish chili flakes • 1 tsp salt, 10 g • 4 stalks of green onions • 3 cloves of garlic or 2 sprigs of fresh green garlic • 1 red paprika pepper • 2 sprigs fresh mint, 1/4 cup chopped • 1 bunch of parsley, 1 cup chopped • 50 g green olives, pits removed, finely sliced • 100 g pomegranate seeds, 1 cup Instructions: 1. Soak the mung beans in water overnight, drain and transfer into a pot 2. Fill with 1 liter water, bring to a boil and let it cook for 15 mins until doubled in size and soft 3. Drain the mung beans and set aside in a mixing bowl to cool down 4. Chop the walnuts and add into the bowl together with 1 tsp salt 5. Add 1 tsp sumac, 1/2 tsp pul biber, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses and 2 tbsp olive oil 6. Gently mix and combine the ingredients and set aside 7. Finely chop the green onions, garlic and cut the paprika pepper into thin slices 8. Pit the olives and roughly chop into small pieces, roughly about the size of the cooked mung beans 9. Set aside half of the green onions, garlic, paprika and the olives 10. Heat up 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan, add half of the green onions and olives together with the paprika 11. Stir and saute for about 5 mins until fragrant. 12. Add half of the garlic, 1/2 tsp pul biber, sautee for another minute and remove from the heat. 13. Let it cool down a bit and add the cooked mixture into the bowl, stir to combine 14. Add the rest of the raw green onions, garlic, paprika and the olives 15. Finely chop the fresh parsley and the mint and add into the bowl 16. Finally add 1 cup pomegranate seeds, gently stir to combine *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.