White bean salad with sesame dressing

Ingredients

1 cup (200g) dried small white beans

2 medium tomatoes, cored and diced

1 medium red onion, thinly sliced

2 mild light green banana capsicums, cut into thin strips

salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 tablespoons Melrose Australian Tahini (hulled or unhulled)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 medium eggs, hard-boiled, sliced

1/3 cup (50g) black olives

1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves

You can make this salad immediately by using canned beans. Otherwise soak beans in water overnight.

Drain.

Place beans in a serving bowl. Add tomatoes, onion and capsicums. Whisk oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and stir into salad.

Combine Tahini, lemon juice and about 4 tablespoons of water in a bowl; stir until smooth. Add salt to taste.

Add eggs, olives and parsley to salad. Spoon on Tahini dressing.