Middle Eastern Green Beans Walnut Feta Salad
Created by dienia b on September 29, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 60m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #43718
Ingredients
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed and halved
- 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- 1 cup red onion, cut in rings and halved
- 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
- Dressing
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Dressing: Mix together the dressing ingredients.
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Step 2: Beans: In a pot with a vegetable basket and water up to the basket, place green beans.
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Step 3: Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmering for about 10 minutes.
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Step 4: Remove beans from pot and run cold water over them and refrigerate.
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Step 5: Toast walnuts in a 300°F oven for 10 minutes and cool.
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Step 6: Serve: When ready to serve, combine the green beans, walnuts, onion rings and cucumber in a serving bowl.
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Step 7: Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat thoroughly.
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Step 8: Add crumbled feta cheese and toss lightly.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (202.4 g)
- Calories 419.2
- Total Fat - 36.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 15.9 mg
- Sodium - 454.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.5 g
- Sugars - 4.4 g
- Protein - 12.5 g
- Calcium - 325.1 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg