Butterbean Caprese Salad With Avocado Basil Vinaigrette
A delicious butterbean / lima bean caprese salad with creamy basil avocado vinaigrette that takes a classic Italian salad and makes it even more hearty and nutritious. It is full of summer flavor, with the butterbean making it more filling as a main meal. A perfect easy summer lunch.
Equipment
- Blender/Nutribullet
Ingredients
Basil Avocado Dressing
- 1 avocado
- 2 big handfuls basil leaves
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- 6 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tablespoon water adjust for consistency
- salt and cracked black pepper
Butterbean caprese salad
- 550 grams butterbeans / lima beans approx 2 tins, drained
- 250 grams mozzarella 2 balls
- 250 grams cherry tomatoes
- 100 grams mixed pitted olives
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar optional, to garnish
Instructions
Basil avocado vinaigrette dressing
- Remove the basil stems and any wilted or black leaves and add to a blender with the garlic, lemon juice and zest, vinegar, olive oil, water, and avocado.
- Blend until smooth, then season with salt and pepper and add more water if needed to adjust consistency. Do not make it too thin and watery, as it needs to be quite thick to cling to the beans and other ingredients.
Butterbean caprese salad
- Halve and quarter the cherry tomatoes and tear the mozzarella into small pieces.
- Add the drained butterbeans to a salad bowl with the tomatoes, mozzarella, olives and basil avocado dressing and toss to combine.
- Garnish with more basil leaves, salt and cracked black pepper and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze if preferred.
Notes
Try to use Genovese basil for the best flavor, this is the basil with large spoon shaped leaves.
You can use mini mozzarella balls instead if you like!
Nutrition
Calories: 566kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 23gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 1259mgPotassium: 806mgFiber: 12gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 932IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 384mgIron: 4mg
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