Green Bean Salad With Tomatoes And Feta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb green beans, green and yellow, ends snapped off
• 2 medium tomatoes, ripe (about one pound)
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, minced
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 bring several quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan. add the beans and salt to taste. cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. drain, shake dry and then spread out over a clean towel so they dry quickly. let the beans cool to room temperature.
• 2 combine the tomatoes, shallot, oil, lemon juice, parsley and pepper to taste in a large serving bowl.
• 3 add the beans and adjust the seasonings, using salt sparingly.
• 4 sprinkle the feta cheese over the salad and serve immediately.
• 5 variation: use 1 tablespoon walnut oil and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. sprinkle the salad with 1/3 cup toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts and crumbed goat cheese (instead of the feta) just before serving.