Sauteed Butter Bean Salad with Spinach
Sauteeing the beans for this butter bean salad makes them delicately crisp. The insides are fluffy and give a great texture to this fresh and vibrant salad. It’s livened up with toasted seeds, spring onions and chilli.
Servings: 2
Calories: 327kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp mixed seeds
- 1 tsp butter or dairy-free spread
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 can can butter beans (400g/15oz can) lima beans, drained, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 3 spring onions chopped
- 250 g about 5 large handfuls raw spinach, roughly chopped
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chopped mint leaves
Instructions
To cook in a frying pan:
- Heat a dry frying pan over a medium heat, then add the seeds and toast, shaking frequently, until lightly browned and fragrant. Set the seeds aside and return the empty pan to the heat.
- Heat the butter and oil, then add the butter beans, garlic and chilli flakes and fry for a few minutes until the beans begin to turn crispy. Transfer it all to a bowl.
- Add the spinach to the pan and allow to wilt slightly.
- On a serving plate, add the spinach, beans, spring onions and seeds, then drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil. Scatter with the mint.
To cook in a mulitcooker:
- Set the multicooker to ‘fry’, then add the seeds and toast, stirring frequently, until lightly browned and fragrant. Set the seeds aside, but leave the multicooker on the ‘fry’ setting.
- Heat the butter and oil in the multicooker, then add the butter beans, garlic and chilli flakes and fry for a few minutes until the beans begin to turn crispy. Transfer it all to a bowl.
- Add the spinach to the multicooker and allow to wilt slightly.
- On a serving plate, add the spinach, beans, spring onions and seeds, then drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil. Scatter with the mint.
Nutrition
Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 861mg | Potassium: 1241mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 12260IU | Vitamin C: 38.9mg | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 7.7mg