Greek Butter Bean Salad Recipes

GREEK BUTTER-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Roughly chop one of the tomatoes and place in a liquidizer with half the mint and garlic and whizz until smooth.
• Add the lemon juice and the live oil and some salt and pepper and whizz again to make a smooth dressing.
• Cut the remaining tomatoes into wedges and toss with the butter beans, olives, red onions, feta and dressing.
• Transfer to serving plates, scatter over the reserved mint and serve with warm pitta bread.

GREEK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing: In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
• Salad: In a large bowl, combine the dressing with the beans and mix well. Cover and marinate at room temperature at least one hour, stirring occasionally.
• Shortly before serving, mix in the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and cheese and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve at room temperature.

MARINATED GREEN BEAN AND BUTTER BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath. Cook green beans in boiling salted water, just until bright green and tender, about 5 minutes. Reserving the cooking liquid, remove beans with a large slotted spoon; transfer to ice-water bath to stop the cooking. Transfer beans to a colander. Cook butter beans in the boiling cooking liquid, just until tender, 5 minutes if frozen. Strain; place under cold, running water to stop cooking. Set aside.
• Make vinaigrette: In a medium bowl, combine vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to taste, and minced shallot. Whisk in olive oil until vinaigrette is creamy. Whisk in tarragon and parsley.
• In a large bowl, toss green beans until well coated with about three-quarters of the vinaigrette. In a large bowl or on a platter, arrange the green beans in an even layer. Sprinkle the reserved butter beans over the top. Drizzle the remaining vinaigrette over the beans. Garnish with tarragon and parsley. Serve at room temperature.

GIGANTES (GREEK LIMA BEANS)

Steps:

• Place the lima beans in a large saucepan. Pour enough water to fill to 2 inches above top of the beans. Allow to soak overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place the saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes; drain. Pour the beans into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Add the tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt, and dill; stir.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding water if the mixture appears dry.

BUTTER BEAN & TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Tip all the ingredients into a bowl with some salt and pepper and mix well. Cover and leave at room temperature until ready to serve. This salad can happily be made the day before and chilled.
• On the day, bring the salad to room temperature and give it a good stir before serving.

GREEK GARBANZO BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, olives, cheese, salad dressing, lemon juice, garlic salt and pepper. Toss together and refrigerate 2 hours before serving. Serve chilled.

GREEK BUTTER BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius gas setting.
• 2. heat olive oil and gently saute onion and garlic.
• 3. add remaining ingredients,stir to combine.
• 4. transfer the onion,garlic mixture into an oven proof glass casserole dish.
• 5. cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• 6. serve ladle full into shallow bowls and serve with fresh crispy Portuguese rolls to mop up the juice while enjoying the meal.