Butter Bean & Radish Salad, Vegan!

This stunning Butter Bean & Radish Salad is perfect for Spring and Summer BBQs and Buffets.

I love the way the red in the radish soaks into the butter beans to give it a lovely look of pink tree blossom. Perfect for this time of the year as the trees are blooming into life.

Although it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, it’s the chilling and marinating that allows the flavour and colour to infuse into the beans. The longer it’s left to marinate in the marinade, the pinker the beans get.

You can prepare this delicious salad and leave it in the fridge for up to 24 hours before you want to serve it, and leftovers (if there are any!) will keep for another day or so.

But please note, this salad is not suitable for freezing.

How To Make Butter Bean & Radish Salad

Butter beans are a great way to get more plant protein and fibre in your diet. And, although I love butter beans straight from the tin, they taste even better when left in a marinade to absorb flavour like in the recipe.

Equipment you will need

Garlic mincer – read my review

Sharp knife – I use the Nicer Dicer for slicing the radish

Measuring spoons

Citrus juicer

Citrus zester

Mixing bowl

Airtight container – optional

Spatula or similar

Step 1 – Place the sliced radishes in a mixing bowl and sprinkle over the salt. Give it a quick stir to coat the radish slices.

Step 2 – Add all the remaining ingredients and stir well.

Step 3 – Place in an airtight container and refrigerate for several hours, or overnight, gently stirring occasionally.

It’s important to stir occasionally to ensure all the beans and radish get to soak up the lovely flavours from the oil, vinegar, and lemon.

I always use an airtight container when refrigerating because if you don’t the fridge and everything in it will smell of garlic! ????????

Step 4 – When ready to serve, stir the salad again and use a slotted spoon to remove it from the bowl, and serve over a bed of mixed leaves.

Step 5 – You can use the remaining liquid as a dip for bread – yummy!

This salad serves 2 when having as a light lunch or evening meal. But it will easily serve 4 – 6 people as part of a summer tapas meal, served with other tapas dishes.

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Did you make this fabulous butter bean salad? – please let me know if you did, I would be really grateful to hear from you. So please leave a comment in the comments box below ????????

Happy Salad making and ENJOY!