Marinated Butter Bean Salad
This marinated butter bean salad is herby, lemony, garlic-y, all the things you want in a good bean salad. This one is great for meal prep as it tastes even better after it has had time to chill.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 271kcal
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup roasted red pepper (from a jar), chopped
- 1/4 cup Castelvetrano green olives, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 lemon, juice & zest
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1 can (15 oz) butter beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
- To a large bowl, add the olive oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning, shallot, red pepper, green olives, garlic, lemon juice & zest, and herbs. Stir well.
- Add the butter beans and stir to coat in marinade. Cover bowl or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to overnight to let the flavors soak into the beans.
- Serve this marinated bean salad on its own or with crackers, on toast, salad, or pasta!
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Notes
If you can't find butter beans, you can easily swap them for white beans or chickpeas instead. A dried bean option that also works are Gigante beans. You'll need to pre-cook them but the ones from SIMPLi are my favorite.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 258mg | Potassium: 461mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg