Christmas Lima Bean Salad

• 2 cups christmas lima beans rinsed and soaked in water for at least 8 hours
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or bacon fat
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups broth
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 garlic cloves smashed
• 1 onion small, chopped
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice fresh squeezed, preferably Ruby Red
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons agave nectar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper fresh
• 1 Thai pepper or jalapeno, sliced as thin as possible
• chopped cilantro

1. Bring large dutch oven to medium heat and add the fat.
2. Saute onion, garlic, and salt 1-2 minutes until onions are slightly translucent, stirring frequently.
3. Add beans, water, broth, cumin, and bay leaves to pot. Turn heat to medium-low and cook for 1-1 1/2 hours until tender.
4. In the meantime, whisk together grapefruit juice, agave, salt pepper.
5. Slowly pour in olive oil into grapefruit mixture while continuously whisking, then refrigerate.
6. Once the beans are tender, drain the beans and discard the onion and bay leaves.
7. Pull the vinaigrette from the fridge and re-whisk for a moment to recombine the ingredients, then toss with the sliced pepper and beans.
8. Garnish with roughly chopped cilantro, crumbled queso fresco, or toasted pepitas.

beans, vegetable oil, water, broth, kosher salt, garlic, onion, cumin, bay leaves, grapefruit juice, extravirgin olive oil, nectar, kosher salt, ground pepper, pepper, cilantro

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Christmas-Lima-Bean-Salad-1590785 (may not work)