Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint

Name: Butter Bean Salad with Lime and Mint
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 cups fresh butter beans or three 10-ounce boxes frozen baby lima beans; ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup chopped 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." More Dishes with Beans

By Matt Lee and Ted Lee

September 2010

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Recipe Summary

total:

2 hrs 30 mins

active:

45 mins

Yield:

Ingredients

6 cups fresh butter beans or three 10-ounce boxes frozen baby lima beans
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup chopped mint

Directions

Step 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.

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Step 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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