5 egyptian bean salad Recipes

plain yogurt, dried garbanzo beans , soaked overnight (garbanzo beans), salt , to taste, day old whole wheat pita bread, lemons , juice of, garlic clove, peeled, cumin , to taste, garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced, tahini (optional), fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, toasted, fresh mint , leaves chopped coarsley (not dried mint)

cucumber, fava beans or 1 lb red kidney beans, rinsed drained cooked, tomato, diced, fresh mint, chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, red onion, finely chopped, tahini (sesame paste mixed with 1 tbsp cold water), fresh lemon juice, garlic cloves, finely chopped, ground red pepper, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

navy beans, red onion, parsley, tomatoes, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, garlic clove, cumin, cayenne

boiling potatoes , scrubbed but not peeled,halved if large, garlic, very finely minced, salt & freshly ground black pepper, strained fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, cayenne pepper (optional), carrot, diced (optional), green beans, ends trimmed,cut into thirds, chopped green onion, chopped mint (optional), chopped parsley (optional), hard-boiled eggs, quartered (optional)