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Warm butter beans and chicken salad

Dimitra's Dishes · ♥ 456 likes · 15.2K views · 51 min video

Read about lima, butter and gigante beans in the BrightCulinary Book

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  • 3 can butter beans
Drain three cans of butter beans, rinse them with cold water and let them drain really well.
  • ½ whole lemon
  • 2–3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
In a pitcher combine the juice of half a lemon, the red wine vinegar, the olive oil and the mustard, whisk it up and set it aside.
  • scallions
  • parsley
Chop the scallions and the parsley so everything is ready.
Warming the beans in garlic and scallion
Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook the thinly sliced white parts of the scallions a few minutes until soft.
  • olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves
  • salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
Add the grated garlic, warm it through, then add the beans, toss them in the oil, season with salt and black pepper and warm through for five minutes.
Add the dark green parts of the scallions and let them wilt a little while the beans warm.
Take the pan off the heat and add the finely chopped parsley and the dressing, then toss everything together.
  • kalamata olives
  • feta
Add pitted kalamata olives and crumble feta on top; mix.
  • roasted chicken
Add the roasted chicken if you are using it, toss, taste for seasoning and squeeze a little more lemon juice on top.