Piyaz (Iraqi white bean salad)

Instructions

1. Rinse the white beans under cold water and drain them carefully.
2. Finely slice the red onion and soak it for 5 minutes in cold water to take away its bite, then drain it.
3. Cut the tomatoes into small dice and finely chop the parsley, keeping the tender stalks if they are thin.
4. Deseed the green pepper and slice it into thin rings, then crush the garlic with a pinch of salt.
5. In a salad bowl, mix the beans, onion, tomatoes, parsley and pepper.
6. Make a dressing with the juice of the lemons, the olive oil, the crushed garlic, the cumin, salt and pepper, then pour it over the salad.
7. Toss gently, taste and adjust the acidity, then let it rest for 10 minutes before serving so the flavours spread.