Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Butter Bean Salad

How can you make canned butter beans taste great and do it in a hurry. See below.

INGREDIENTS         
2          cans Butter Beans (14 ounces) drained and rinsed
¼         cup olive oil
¼         cup fresh lime juice
¼         cup low fat yogurt
            salt and pepper to taste
¼         cup thinly sliced green onion tops
1          cup fresh mint, chopped

 METHOD
In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, olive oil and yogurt. Place the butter beans in a large salad bowl and add the dressing, mixing well. Fold in the sliced green onion tops and the mint and serve..

To add some crunchiness to the salad, add ¼ cup of finely diced celery or fennel.

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