Marinate Green Beans With Olives Feta |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 9 Minutes |
Ready In: 9 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A new twist to a standard side dish to kick things up a bit. Ingredients:
2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed |
1 1/2 tsp salt, divided |
2 gloves garlic, minced |
1/2 cup olive oil |
1 cup kalamata olives, sliced |
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped |
2 tblp red wine vinegar |
1 tblsp fresh oregano, chopped |
1/3 tsp black pepper |
2 (4 oz)packages crumbled feta cheese |
garnish: fresh oregano sprigs |
Directions:
1. Place beans in boiling water seastoned with 1 tsp salt
2. Cook 6-8 minutes or until crisp tender.
3. Drain. Plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process. Place in shallow serving dish.
4. Cook garlic in hot oil in a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds ; remove from heat.
5. Stir in olives, next 4 ingrediants, and remaining salt.
6. Pour mixture over green berans, tossing to coat.
7. Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
8. Sprinkle with feta cheese and garnish with oregano.
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