Marinated Green Beans with Olives & Feta Cheese

The following Southern Living recipe

is one I made for a recent family gathering.

(photo courtesy of Southern Living)



I intend to repeat it again for Thanksgiving, it was so good!

If I add chopped yellow & orange peppers, it will

look very appropriate for the season, too.



In order to make it work for my Vegan sister,

I kept the feta cheese off to the side

so anyone could add as much or as little as they wanted.

It is a delicious recipe & one that travels well &

holds nicely at room temperature.

A *Keeper*, for sure & I KNOW you'll

absolutely love it if you try it.

I've had to use the photo from the Southern Living site,

since I was too frazzled to remember to take pictures.

Marinated Green Beans with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta

• 2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup Kalamata olives, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (4-ounce) packages crumbled feta cheese
• Garnish: fresh oregano sprigs

Place beans in boiling water seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt;

cook 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender.

Drain.

Plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process.

Place in a shallow serving dish.

Cook garlic in hot oil in a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds

or just until fragrant; remove from heat.

Stir in olives, next 4 ingredients, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Pour mixture over beans, tossing to coat.

Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.

Sprinkle with feta cheese, unless you're feeding Vegans

Garnish with fresh oregano, if desired.

Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings

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