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Smashed Cucumber and Butter Bean Salad with Tarragon Buttermilk Dressing #cucumbersalad #tarragondressing #cucumbersandbutterbeans #butterbeans

Smashed Cucumber and Butter Bean Salad with Tarragon Buttermilk Dressing

Make this quick and easy dinner salad side dish the spotlight of your meal.
Course Dinner Salad
Keyword butter beans, cucumber salad, side dish salad, summer salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Olive Jude

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped tarragon
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped chives
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt

Salad

  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 6 mini cucumbers cut into thirds and smashed with the back of a knife
  • 6 radishes thinly sliced
  • 15 ounce can butter beans drained and rinsed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients for the dressing in a bowl. Stir until well combined.
  2. Cut your cucumbers in halves or thirds. Place a large knife on top of the cut cucumber with the blade facing away from you. Lightly crush the cucumber and tear it into chunks (cucumber should "crush" into 3-4 pieces)
  3. Add the cucumber, radishes, and the butter beans to a bowl.
  4. Top with the dressing and carefully stir to coat.
  5. Top with salt and pepper to taste.