Warm Butter Beans Recipe
I'm seriously obsessed with butter beans these days! This butter beans recipe is so easy to make and makes a great lunch or side dish.
Servings 3 -4 as a side salad
Calories 435kcal
Ingredients
- 3 15oz cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2/3 cup diced red onion (about 1 small red onion)
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 2 hardboiled eggs, diced
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, pressed
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tbsp liquid honey
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together 3 tbsp olive oil, pressed garlic cloves, lemon juice, dijon mustard, chili flakes, honey and salt. Set aside.
- To a medium frying pan add 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Once warm, turn to medium-low and add the butter beans and a pinch of salt. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until warm.
- Transfer the beans and any olive oil from the pan to a medium-sized bowl. Add the diced onion, minced parsley and diced hardboiled egg. Drizzle the dressing over top of the ingredients and toss to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt if desired. Serve and enjoy.
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Notes
- If you like this salad you'll love our Black Eyed Pea Salad
- While this salad is delicious as soon as it's made, you can also meal prep this salad. We recommend simply slicing the hardboiled eggs in half (instead of dicing) and pack that way along with each serving of bean salad
Nutrition
Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 53.4g | Protein: 18.4g | Fat: 18.5g | Saturated Fat: 3.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11.3g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1149.9mg | Fiber: 12.1g | Sugar: 7.9g
