Green Beans With Tomatoes, Olives, And Feta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed
• 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup kalamata olive, pitted and halved
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, prepare an ice bath for cooling the beans.
• 2 cook the beans in salted boiling water, about 6 minutes, until crisp, but tender.
• 3 drain the beans, then cool in the ice bath.
• 4 drain and put the beans in a serving dish.
• 5 add the feta cheese to the cooled beans.
• 6 heat the olive oil and add the garlic, about 60 seconds, until fragrant.
• 7 remove form heat and add the tomatoes, olives, lemon juice, and oregano.
• 8 toss this mixture.
• 9 pour over green beans and feta and stir gently to combine.