Marinated Green Beans With Olives,tomatoes, And Feta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup kalamata olive, pitted
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (4 ounce) packages crumbled feta cheese
• fresh oregano sprig

Recipe

• 1 place beans in boiling water seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• 2 drain.
• 3 plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process.
• 4 place in a shallow serving dish.
• 5 cook garlic in hot oil in a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds or just until fragrant; remove from heat.
• 6 stir in olives, next 4 ingredients, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 7 pour mixture over beans, tossing to coat.
• 8 chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 9 sprinkle with feta cheese before serving.
• 10 garnish, if desired.