Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint
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The secret to this delicate and refreshing butter bean salad is the dressing, made with cold, tangy buttermilk, olive oil and lime juice. The Lees call it "the flavors of a Southern summer."
Servings:
8
Prep Time:
1 hr 45 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 30 mins
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Ingredients
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6 cupsfresh butter beans or three 10-ounce boxes frozen baby lima beanssee savings
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1/2 cupextra-virgin olive oilsee savings
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1/4 cupplus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juicesee savings
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1/4 cupplus 2 tablespoons buttermilksee savings
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Salt and freshly ground black peppersee savings
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1 cupchopped mintsee savings
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Directions
1.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the butter beans and cook until they are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse the beans under cold running water. Drain well and pat the beans dry.
2.
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.
Make Ahead
The butter bean salad can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Add the chopped mint just before serving.
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