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Butter Bean Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

Butter Bean Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette is a bright salad with a tart citrus dressing made satisfying with delicious butter beans and bold herbs.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Barrett Bridenhagen

Ingredients

  • 2 small yellow beets; scrubbed and stems removed
  • 1 small bulb fennel
  • 1 can butter beans
  • 2 tablespoons meyer lemon juice
  • zest of meyer lemon 1 tablespoon
  • 2 tablespoons really good olive oil I like a fruity one for this
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
  • fennel fronds for garnish

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse the butter beans and add them to a large salad bowl. Add salt, olive oil, zest, and lemon juice. Toss to coat. Butter Bean Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette beans and dressingUsing a mandoline, slice the fennel very thin. Pile them in a salad bowl. Slice the beets as well. If the beets are larger, you may want to halve the rounds. Pile these in the same bowl. Rough chop the parsley and fennel fronds. Let sit until ready to serve.Butter Bean Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette yellow beets and fennel When ready to serve, toss well. Garnish with a few extra fennel fronds on top.Butter Bean Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette