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Greek Marinated Green Beans With Feta

Here's how you make Greek Marinated Green Beans With Feta
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  • Servings: 7
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 7 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds fresh green beans, ends trimmed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil (do not reduce the amount of oil)
  • 1 cup Greek kalamata olives, sliced (or use another brine cured olive of choice)
  • 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or to taste
  • Fresh lemon juice, optional
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese (can use more)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Bring a pot of water and 1 teaspoon salt to a full boil; add in the the green beans, bring the water back to a boil then cook about 6 minutes or until crisp-tender; Drain then immediately plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process. Place in a shallow serving dish then pat dry using paper towels.

  • Step 2: Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat (do not decrease the olive oil amount) add in garlic and cook stirring for about 2 minutes; remove from heat, then stir in olives, chopped tomatoes, vinegar, fresh oregano and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour mixture over beans, tossing to coat. Season with black pepper.

  • Step 3: Chill at least 3 hours or overnight. Before serving if desired drizzle fresh lemon juice over the top then sprinkle with feta cheese.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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