Beans Piaz

Black eyed peas

Fassolia piaz

Any sort of dried peas, soaked overnight and boiled till soft or use a tin of beans

Mix well with a lot of olive oil, lemon juice or vinegar, finely chopped parsley, chopped onion, salt and pepper.  

I add vinegar and parsley, tasting till it has the right tang even mixing in a little hot mustard.  

This is one of my favourite summer salads.  

I think these beans needed a bit more boiling, their effects on the body were dramatic!

If you're looking for something more substantial you could add chopped tomato, olives, avocado, tuna, sliced green pepper, chopped celery, or  a handful of red kidney beans. You could even used lentils instead of beans.  Beware. Traditional greek people do not  like it this way!