Baked lima bean salad with walnuts

The star of this salad is the lima beans, which are rich in dietary fiber and help lower your cholesterol. In addition, the walnuts are heart-healthy and contain lots of Omega-3. A delicious and healthy start to any meal.

Recipe for 2 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes


Ingredients

  • 300 g lima beans
  • 30 g butter
  • 50 g kale, cut finely
  • 2 tbs olive oil for cooking
  • 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • 1 clove of garlic, pressed
  • 4 tbs exra virgin olive oil
  • 1 handful of chopped walnuts to garnish
  • zest from a ½ lime


Preparation

1. Rinse the lima beans off with water in a colander and let them drain. (The rinsing is to prevent them from burning).

2. Heat the olive oil in a pan and stir the kale in on a high flame until it begins to colour a bit. Add the garlic and the ginger, turn the heat down a bit lower and stir it for a few minutes. Set this aside.

3. Heat the pan again, now with butter. When the butter starts to turn a bit brown, add the beans and cook them on high heat until they start to turn light brown.

4. Stir the kale in, and season it with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with the walnuts and the lime zest.

 

Mirjam Leslie-Pringle

Mirjam Leslie-Pringle is a food expert, photographer and owner of the popular vegetarian recipe blog veggieverymuch.com. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Mirjam left Amsterdam three years ago with her family to start a new adventure on the island of Ibiza. Together with her husband, three kids, four horses, three dogs and a cat, Mirjam’s days are filled with work, fun, and of course, healthy and delicious food.