Name: Butter Bean + Courgette Ribbon Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3-4
Ingredients: 2 green courgettes; 1 yellow courgette (or an extra green courgette); 1 lemon; ½ garlic clove, crushed; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 jar of Queen Butter Beans, drained; A large bunch of basil (30 g); ½ a small bunch of fresh mint (roughly 10g) roughly chopped; 60 g fresh rocket (roughly 1 bag); 50 g parmesan cheese, or vegan alternative; 50 g pine nuts, toasted

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Vegan
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Vegan Option
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Gluten-Free
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Gluten-Free Option
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Dairy-Free
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Dairy-Free Option

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Butter Bean + Courgette Ribbon Salad

Fresh, light + zingy, just what you need for a summer salad. This salad is fairly stripped back on ingredients, so we recommend sourcing the biggest, juciest beans (such as our Queen B's) for this recipe to really make each component sing. Omit the parmesan and keep it vegan!

Feeds: 3-4

Takes: 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 green courgettes
1 yellow courgette (or an extra green courgette)
1 lemon
½ garlic clove, crushed
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 jar of Queen Butter Beans, drained
A large bunch of basil (30 g)
½ a small bunch of fresh mint (roughly 10g) roughly chopped
60 g fresh rocket (roughly 1 bag)
50 g parmesan cheese, or vegan alternative
50 g pine nuts, toasted

Made with:
Butter Beans

These are the most ridiculously creamy, big, juicy butter beans you will find on this planet. We see them as the "creme de la creme" of the bean world. Try them tossed through a puttanesca sauce or with a fresh basil pesto - they're packed full of natural protein so great for flexitarians.

Directions

step 1
Trim the ends off the courgettes. Using a flat vegetable peeler, peel the courgettes lengthways into ribbons (a mandoline would be very useful for this job if you have one). Continue to peel until you reach the core of the courgettes. You may find this leaves a lot of courgette remaining, but we recommend cutting the core into strips and charring these chunks to toss into the salad.
step 2
Place the courgette ribbons in a colander over a bowl, season with salt and allow to stand to extract the excess water for roughly 2-3 minutes.
step 3
In a small mixing bowl, add the juice of 1 lemon, crushed garlic (add the whole clove if you’re a garlic fan), olive oil and balsamic vinegar and stir to combine. Cut down on the balsamic if you don’t like it too sharp or add more lemon juice instead.
step 4
Add the courgettes to a large serving bowl or platter and grate over the zest of 1 lemon.
step 5
Add the butter beans to the bowl, tear in the fresh basil, the chopped mint leaves and toss everything together. Drizzle over the dressing and toss thoroughly to coat.
step 6
Finish by sprinkling over the toasted pine nuts and using a peeler, shave over some parmesan cheese.