[[!meta title="Succotash Salad with Buttermilk Avocado Dressing"]] Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens 5400 cal/recipe ## Ingredients ### Salad + 12 slices bacon + 1 c frozen lima beans + 3 c frozen corn + 1 large head lettuce + 2 15-oz can butter beans, drained + 1 c (4 oz) crumbled blue cheese ### Dressing + 1 1/2 c buttermilk + 1 avocado + 2 tbsp fresh parsley + 1/2 tsp salt + 1/2 tsp onion powder + 1/2 tsp mustard powder + 1/2 tsp ground black pepper + 2 cloves garlic ## Directions + Cook bacon in a skillet in 3 batches, removing to a plate when cooked. + Drain grease between batches, but leave last batch of grease in skillet. + Bring pot of salted water to boil. + Boil lima beans and corn for 3 min. + Transfer lima beans and corn to bacon skillet, saute for 4 min, and remove to a plate. + Using a blender or food processor, combine dressing ingredients. + Chop and wash lettuce. + Finely chop bacon. + Toss bacon, lima beans, corn, lettuce, beans, and cheese together. + Dress with dressing just before serving. [[!tag buttermilk bacon "blue cheese"]]