Green Bean Salad With Tomatoes, Olives & Feta

 

 

Summer is the time when fresh vegetables are plentiful. Today’s salad is a marinated dish of fresh green beans, tomatoes, red onions, and olives with a sprinkling of feta. The dish should marinate at least 3 hours in a refrigerated covered dish, but I like to leave it overnight. You can double the recipe for a big bowl for a cook-out or use the recipe for your immediate family. Make it to your family’s taste; my sister loves black olives while I love green. Fresh tomatoes can be small grape tomatoes or large heirloom tomatoes chopped into bite-sized pieces.

Green beans are a very healthy vegetable and are packed with nutrients such as Vitamin A, C, and K, potassium, iron, and calcium. Green beans are also low in calories, low sodium, low-carb and high in fiber. Plus the Greek inspired dressing is easy and so tasty.

Green Bean Salad With Tomatoes, Olives & Feta

Use organic when available. Serves 4

Green bean salad is made with fresh green beans, tomatoes, feta cheese and olives, all tossed in a Greek style dressing. 

Ingredients

Salad

• 1 lb fresh green beans trimmed (halved if desired)
• 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes halved (or tomato of choice chopped)
• 1/4 cup red onion sliced
• 1/3 cup kalamata olives pitted & sliced (or olive of choice)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or oregano
• 1/4 cup optional almond slices or chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled ( or goat cheese or shaved parmesan cheese)

Dressing

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar (or apple cider or balsamic)
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Heat salted water to boil and add green beans
• Cook about 3 minutes until just tender
• Remove beans and plunge into a bowl of iced cold water to cool
• Drain beans and pat dry
• Place beans in serving dish
• Heat oil over medium heat in skillet
• Add crushed garlic and cook until just fragrant about 30 seconds
• Remove from heat
• Add tomatoes, Dijon mustard, olives, fresh herbs, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, feta
• Pour mixture over beans
• Toss to evenly coat green beans
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours
• Optional garnish with nuts

Enjoy!

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