Green Bean, Tomato and Feta Salad
This can be served as a salad or side dish and it is a delicious, healthy and easy recipe to make.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Greece
Keyword: feta cheese, green beans, tomatoes
Servings: 4
- 400 g Mini Roma tomatoes, cut in half
- 400 g green beans, stems trimmed
- 100 g smooth feta cheese
- ⅓ cup almond slivers
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
- ½ small red onion, finely diced
- black pepper
Over medium heat place a large saucepan with water add salt and bring it to boiling. Then add the washed and trimmed beans and cook for 2 to 3 minutes with lid on.
In a large bowl add ice-cold water and when the beans are cooked rinse them, drain and right away place them in the bowl with cold water and leave it aside for a few minutes.
Use a non-stick frying pan and fry the almond slivers until slightly browned for around 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from the pan into a plate and let them cool.
Drain and transfer the beans to a paper towel. Leave them aside.
In a large bowl toss everything and season with salt, olive oil and lemon juice.