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Herb and butter bean salad with caper sultana dressing

Herb & butter bean salad with caper sultana dressing

Salads so often start with lettuce leaves, but summer herbs can make a winning alternative. The combination of basil, mint and parsley works particularly well with this sweet, salty dressing.

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Gluten freeVeganVegetarianHealthyLow in saturated fatSource of fibre2 of your 5 a day7 plant varieties
  • Serves4
  • CourseSide
  • Prepare20 mins
  • Cook15 mins
  • Total time35 mins

Ingredients

  • 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 125g Tenderstem broccoli tipd, cut into 3cm pieces
  • ½ x 200g pack sugar snap peas
  • 1 echalion shallot, finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp nonpareille capers
  • 2 tbsp sultanas
  • ½ x ½ tbsp sherry vinegar
  • Handful basil, leaves only
  • Handful mint, leaves only
  • Handful flat leaf parsley, leaves only

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Toss the butter beans with 2 tbsp oil, then season, spread over a baking tray and roast for 20 minutes, turning halfway.

  2. Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil, simmer the broccoli for 2 minutes, then add the sugar snaps and simmer for 1 minute more. Drain, refresh in cold water, then drain again and set aside on kitchen paper.

  3. Return the dry pan to a medium heat and add the remaining oil with the shallot, capers and sultanas. Fry, stirring regularly, for 8-10 minutes, until just golden. Add the sherry vinegar and take off the heat.

  4. Toss the herbs, broccoli, sugar snaps and beans in a large bowl with half the dressing. Arrange on a serving platter, drizzle with the remaining dressing, then serve.

Cook’s tip

If you want to add some meat, toss in some shredded cooked chicken to make this go further. Use any other pulses you like in place of the butter beans to mix things up.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

962kJ/ 230kcals

Fat

11.7g

Saturated Fat

1.7g

Carbohydrates

21.3g

Sugars

11.7g

Fibre

6.5g

Protein

6.8g

Salt

0.7g

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