Spouted beds were used with combination of other drying methods like microwave drying in order to increase the efficiency of drying. Microwave assisted spouted bed dryer have been used to dry different foods such as parboiled wheat (Kahyaoglu et al., 2009), frozen blueberries (Feng et al., 1999a)and diced apples (Feng et al., 1999b). However, in literature, there is no study on the combination of solar and spouted bed drying. In solar-assisted spouted bed dryer, hot air is obtained by using solar heat which is abundant and free. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of solar-assisted spouted bed and open sun drying methods on the drying rates and also quality parameters of pea. Color, bulk density, apparent density, bulk and internal porosity, microstructure, shrinkage and rehydration ratio were the quality parameters investigated.