Southern Succotash Recipe: A Classic Farm-to-Fork Vegetable Side Dish Vegetables Side Dishes Farm to Table Recipe

Lima beans just don't get much respect. Let’s show this bean a little love by making this easy succotash recipe. You’ll be glad you did. This quick and healthy succotash recipe is the perfect side dish for dinner! Plus, there are health benefits to eating lima beans.

The shopping list for this vegetable side dish is full of healthy ingredients: lima beans, onion, garlic, corn, grape tomatoes, red wine vinegar, fresh dill, fresh thyme, fresh chives, butter and bacon. (OK, the last two aren't really that healthy, but they add lots of flavor!)

Serve this colorful vegetable succotash with chicken, beef, pork, seafood, lamb or whatever dinners you enjoy. It's also great on its own as a vegetarian lunch or dinner. 

Fun Fact: The lima bean gets its name from Lima, the capital of Peru. The bean was used in Peru as early as 800 B.C.

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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8

Ingredients

• 2 cups lima beans
• 2 onions, chopped (divided)
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 - 3 slices bacon
• 3 cups corn
• 1 cup grape tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or green part of a green onion

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Recipe Notes

• Use whatever fresh herbs you have on hand. 

Here’s how to make it:

1. Put the lima beans, 1 of the chopped onions and the garlic into a pot, cover with water and simmer about 20 minutes or until lima beans are tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
2. In a skillet, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel.
3. To the bacon fat, add the remaining chopped onion and cook about 3 to 5 minutes, or until soft.
4. Add in the corn and cook another 5 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes, cooked lima beans and reserved cooking liquid. Cook, stirring, about 5 minutes.
6. Add the butter, red wine vinegar, herbs and crumbled bacon. Season with salt and pepper.
    

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