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Greek Green Beans

09/14/2015 by Judy 5 Comments

These crisp, fresh Greek Green Beans are tossed with a greek vinaigrette and finished with sliced kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese, pine nuts and fresh dill.  Equally delicious served cold or room temperature.

Delicious Greek flavors are found in these green beans. They have kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, feta, pine nuts and dill. Great salad or side to your favorite grilled chicken, fish or beef.

Greek Green Beans with Kalamata Olives, Feta Cheese, Sun Dried TomatoesI thought after posting (and eating) that amazing Patty Melt (with bacon & caramelized onions!) that it might be a good idea to share a lighter, fresher dish today.  Especially since I have some incredible oatmeal pumpkin ice cream sandwiches coming up next (stay tuned)! 

For today’s greek green beans, simply blanch the green beans in boiling water then submerge in an ice bath to stop the cooking.  Then toss with the greek vinaigrette, olives and sun dried tomatoes.  I let it sit for about an hour in the refrigerator to “marinate” a little, but you could certainly serve them right away.  Just prior to serving toss with some crumbled feta cheese, toasted pine nuts and fresh chopped dill.  I even tossed in a little diced red onion at the last minute.

Greek green beans with kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese, pine nuts and dill.I like to make vinaigrette from scratch since I typically have everything in the house already.  And the dressing for these greek green beans is no exception.  It’s a basic vinaigrette with oregano and dijon, so simple!  But, if you’d like to use a bottled dressing, go right ahead.

These Greek Green Beans are perfect for a light and healthy meal or compliment any of your favorite grilled chicken or fish, heck even steak too!

Greek Green Beans
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb. green beans, trimmed if needed (I used the thin French green beans from Costco)
  • ¼ C. sliced kalamata olives
  • ¼ C. sliced sun dried tomatoes (I used oil packed)
  • ¼ C. crumbled feta cheese
  • ¼ C. toasted pine nuts
  • 1-2 Tbls. small diced red onion
  • handful of fresh dill, roughly chopped
For the vinaigrette:
  • ¼ C. white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 lg. garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • ½ tsp. dijon mustard
  • ½ C. olive oil
  • salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Make the vinaigrette: In small bowl, combine dressing ingredients, except olive oil and whisk to combine. Slowly add olive oil while continuing to whisk until vinaigrette is emulsified. Adjust seasonings as necessary and set aside.
  2. Fill a large bowl with some water and ice and set aside.
  3. Bring large pot of water to boil, add green beans and blanch a couple minutes until beans are bright green. If you want your beans more cooked and less crisp, just cook them a little longer until they're the texture you prefer. Drain, then add beans to bowl with ice water to stop the cooking. Once cooled, drain beans and return to bowl.
  4. Add vinaigrette to the beans along with olives and sun dried tomatoes. Set in refrigerator for about an hour to chill. You could continue and eat them without chilling if desired.
  5. To serve, toss green beans with feta cheese, pine nuts, red onion and dill. Or you can lay the beans on a platter and top the beans with the cheese, pine nuts, onion and dill.
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Filed Under: Salads, Side Dishes, Cook Something Tagged With: Feta, Greek, Green Beans, Pine Nuts, olives, sun dried tomatoes, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    09/16/2015 at 17:53

    These sound absolutely wonderful! Love all the flavors happening here, so delicious!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer Stewart says

    09/16/2015 at 20:44

    I am so excited for this recipe. Green beans are a staple in my house since my kids are picky and I am forever trying to get new ideas for them. Their favorite is bacon but I know they love olives too. I think this would be perfect!

    Reply
  3. Kristen says

    09/16/2015 at 23:32

    I love everything about this recipe. I a total green bean freak and would eat them every day if my family wouldn’t complain. I am excited to try them with these flavors!

    Reply
  4. Sabrina says

    09/17/2015 at 10:38

    Looks amazing! I love feta and olives (grew up eating them a lot!) and adding them to green beans sounds like an awesome side dish! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  5. Amy @ Accidental Happy Baker says

    09/17/2015 at 11:51

    I am always on the lookout for great and easy side dishes. This looks so fresh and simple. Fresh green beans are one of my favorite garden veggies.

    Reply

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