Name: Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 cups fresh butter beans; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup fresh lime juice; 2 tbsp fresh lime juice; ¼ cup buttermilk; 2 tbsp buttermilk; salt; freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup mint

Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint Recipe

How To Make Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint

Whip up a refreshing side dish in this butter bean salad recipe that tosses iron-rich butter beans in a minty lime-buttermilk dressing.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Chill Time: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6cupsfresh butter beans,or 3 boxes 10 oz frozen baby lima beans
½cupextra virgin olive oil
¼cupfresh lime juice,plus 2 tbsp more
¼cupbuttermilk,plus 2 tbsp more
salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste
1cupmint,chopped

Instructions

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the butter beans and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until they are tender. Drain and rinse the beans under cold running water. Drain well and pat the beans dry.
In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil with the lime juice and buttermilk; season the dressing with salt and pepper. Add the beans, cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours. Fold in the mint before serving.
Serve and enjoy.