Fresh Butter Bean Salad
A quick flavorful meal that is packed with 45g protein!
Gluten Free. Includes Dairy. Minimal Ingredients.
I bought a can of butter beans and have been meaning to cook with it… and I suddenly got a craving for a crunchy spring salad so I decided to finally put my butter beans to good use.
The recipe outline and ingredient list is below.
Fresh Butter Bean Salad
(full recipe and grocery list below)
Ingredients:
1 cucumber
1 pack of organic cherry tomatoes
1 can of butter beans
1 pack of organic chicken sausage
1 bunch of fresh parsley
greek yogurt
1 lemon
crumbled feta cheese
hummus of choice
Seasonings:
salt
pepper
olive oil
olive oil spray
garlic powder
everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
Cut 2 chicken sausage links into thin pieces. To prep, you have 2 options:
Option 1: add olive oil to a pan, wait until preheated at medium-high, add chicken sausage and cook each side 2x, stirring as necessary until crispy.
Option 2: preheat oven or air fryer to 420F. Add chopped chicken sausage onto some parchment paper with a dash of olive oil spray. Air fry for 10-12 min or bake for 12-20 min (until golden brown and crispy).
Option 2:
Thinly slice 1/3 of an English cucumber.
Cut 10-12 cherry tomatoes in half
Measure out 1/4 cup or 4 tbsp crumbled feta (12g protein).
Wash 1 bunch of parsley, pat dry, remove from stems and finely chop.
Rinse 1 can of butter beans and separate 1/2 cup of butter beans.
Make dressing:
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/8 cup greek yogurt (3g protein)
1 tbsp hummus
salt
garlic powder
1/4 cup water
Make bowl:
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
8-10 chopped cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup butter beans (6g protein)
1/3 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup feta (12g protein)
2 chopped chicken sausage (24g protein)
dressing (3g protein)
salt + everything bagel seasoning + a drizzle of olive oil
Chop it up well, mix and enjoy!
There you go – a yummy healthy bowl with 45g protein. If you recreate it, please share your creations in our group chat :)
With love,