This delicious Turkish potato salad is a perfect side dish for every season. It's a super satisfying salad loaded with delicious ingredients like potatoes, kidney beans, bell peppers, fresh herbs, and Middle Eastern seasonings like sumac and za'atar.
People who believe that salads are boring must try this Turkish potato salad recipe. It's a very flavorful salad that's made with ingredients easily available year-round.
The addition of kidney beans and Middle Eastern seasonings makes it so much better than a regular potato salad.
You can get this salad done in just 25 minutes.
It's a vegan and gluten-free recipe.
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- What goes in this Turkish potato salad?
- Ingredient notes and substitute suggestions
- How to make (step-by-step instructions)?
- Serving Turkish potatoes
- Storing the leftovers
- Recipe tips, tricks, and variation suggestions
- Frequently asked questions
- Potato salads from different countries
- More easy potato recipes
- Recipe
What goes in this Turkish potato salad?
To make Turkish potato salad, you will need the ingredients shown below:
Ingredient notes and substitute suggestions
- Potatoes: Preferably less starchy potatoes. If you use a starchy variety the potato cubes may get mashed when stirred. I have used Yukon gold potatoes. Baby potatoes or red potatoes are fine too. If you don't mind slightly mashed potatoes in the salad, russet potatoes are fine too.
- Onion: Use red onion in this potato bean salad.
- Bell pepper: I have used red bell pepper but you can use green, yellow, or orange bell peppers too. You can also mix bell peppers of different colors to make a more colorful salad.
- Beans: I prefer using homecooked kidney beans in this recipe. You can use any other variety of beans too like chickpeas, black beans, white beans, or butter beans (lima beans). Both homecooked and canned beans are fine to be used.
- Fresh herbs: I have used fresh parsley, fresh mint leaves, and green onions. Herbs like fresh dill, cilantro, and basil can also be added.
- Seasonings: These Turkish potatoes are flavored with sumac, za'atar, dried thyme, and ground black pepper. Sumac and za'atar are used in a lot of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean recipes. If you can't find these seasonings, use seasonings of your choice like dried oregano, basil, etc. You can also add Aleppo pepper for a mild kick and red pepper flakes to make the salad spicy.
- Olive oil: Good quality extra virgin olive oil will make this Turkish salad even more delicious.
Other ingredient details and nutritional information are shared in the recipe card.
How to make (step-by-step instructions)?
This easy recipe can be made within minutes by following the easy step-by-step instructions given below:
Step 1: Boil and peel the potatoes. Cut into bite-size pieces.
Step 2: Put olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, za'atar, sumac, thyme, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Mix to make salad dressing.
Step 3: Put potato cubes, cooked kidney beans, chopped red peppers, onion, and herbs in a large bowl. Pour salad dressing on top.
Step 4: Toss.
Your delicious Turkish potato and kidney bean salad is ready to be served.
Serving Turkish potatoes
You can serve this potato salad warm, at room temperature, and chilled depending on the season and your preference.
It can be served as a side dish with any meal all year round.
This hearty Turkish salad can also be enjoyed as a meal. Non-vegans may serve a yogurt-based side dish like tzatziki or cucumber raita with it.
These Turkish potatoes can also be stuffed in wraps or sandwiches.
Storing the leftovers
Store the leftover salad in an airtight container and refrigerate. It will be fine for 3-4 days.
Do not freeze potato salad.
Recipe tips, tricks, and variation suggestions
- Don't overcook the potatoes otherwise, they will break while tossing.
- Adding red beans is optional, you can make this salad without the beans too.
- You can also use other beans of choice like chickpeas, black beans, white beans, or lima beans.
- Feel free to add vegetables and greens of your choice to this salad. Like shredded red cabbage, green cabbage, baby spinach, collard greens, etc.
- Other ingredients like sliced olives or pomegranate arils also taste great in this salad.
- To add a little kick to the salad use Aleppo pepper or red chili flakes.
Frequently asked questions
Za'atar is a very flavorful mix of seasonings used in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking. It's made with ingredients like dried thyme, oregano, marjoram, sesame seeds, sumac, cumin, and coriander powder.
Sumac is dried and ground berries of the Sumac plant that is found in Iran, Turkey, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean regions. It adds a tartness to the dish it's added to.
Yes, both sumac and za'atar are gluten-free and vegan ingredients. Both these ingredients are available online. You can also buy them from Mediterranean or Middle Eastern grocery stores.
Potato salads from different countries
If you enjoyed this tasty Turkish potato salad and want to try more potato salad recipes from different countries then don't miss to check out the following links:
More easy potato recipes
Potato lovers, don't miss to check out the following easy potato recipes:
- Spanish roasted potatoes
- Moroccan roasted potatoes
- Vegetarian potato soup
- Mushroom potato soup
- Potato curry
- Aloo ke gutke
- Potato sandwich
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Recipe
Turkish potato salad with kidney beans
Equipment
- 1 Cooking pot to boil potatoes
- 1 small mixing bowl for salad dressing
- Salad mixing spoon
- Knife and chopping board
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized potatoes around 600 grams
- 1 cup cooked kidney beans
- 1 small red onion finely chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper finely chopped
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1 stalk green onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- 1 teaspoon za'atar
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Boil potatoes. Allow them to reach room temperature. Peel and chop into bite-size cubes.
- Make salad dressing by mixing olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, za'atar, sumac, thyme, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
- Put potato cubes, kidney beans, chopped bell pepper, onion, and herbs in a large bowl.
- Pour salad dressing on top.
- Gently toss until everything gets mixed well.
- Check and adjust the seasoning.
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Notes
- Don't overcook the potatoes otherwise, they will break while tossing.
- Adding red beans is optional, you can make this salad without the beans too.
- You can also use other beans of choice like chickpeas or white beans.
- Feel free to add vegetables and greens of your choice to this salad. Like shredded red cabbage, baby spinach, collard greens, etc.
- Other ingredients like sliced olives or pomegranate arils also taste great in this salad.
- To add a little kick to the salad Aleppo pepper or red chili flakes.
- More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this dish.
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