Best 12 Green Beans With Tomatoes Olives And Feta Recipes

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES, TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat and drop in the green beans; cook until slightly tender, but still crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately drain the green beans and plunge into ice water to stop the beans from cooking further. Drain the beans and place them in a shallow serving dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in the oil for about 30 seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the olives, tomatoes, vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture over green beans. Toss together until beans are evenly coated. Sprinkle feta cheese over the top and garnish with oregano sprigs. Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND FETA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, prepare an ice bath for cooling the beans.
• Cook the beans in salted boiling water, about 6 minutes, until crisp, but tender.
• Drain the beans, then cool in the ice bath.
• Drain and put the beans in a serving dish.
• Add the feta cheese to the cooled beans.
• Heat the olive oil and add the garlic, about 60 seconds, until fragrant.
• Remove form heat and add the tomatoes, olives, lemon juice, and oregano.
• Toss this mixture.
• Pour over green beans and feta and stir gently to combine.

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES,TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• 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 before serving.
• Garnish, if desired.

GREEN BEANS WITH FETA

Steps:

• In 6-quart saucepan, heat 1 inch water and beans to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
• In large bowl, place beans. Add remaining ingredients except feta cheese; toss to coat.
• Top with feta cheese; serve warm.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND EGGS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook beans until crisp-tender, 3 minutes. Drain; rinse under cold water. Halve beans and place in a bowl; add tomatoes, olives, oil, and eggs. Season with salt and pepper; serve with lemon wedges.

ARICA'S GREEN BEANS AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir red bell pepper and garlic into hot oil; season with salt and black pepper. Cook and stir until the bell pepper is tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir green beans with the red bell pepper. Pour white wine over the green bean mixture. Place a cover on the skillet and cook until the green beans are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir the green bean mixture. Sprinkle feta cheese over the mixture. Replace cover and continue cooking until the feta softens, about 3 minutes.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATO & FETA

Steps:

• Boil a pan of water. Once boiling, add the beans and cook for 4 mins until tender. Drain the beans, then mix with the tomato and feta. Drizzle over the olive oil and season generously with black pepper.

SPAGHETTI WITH FETA, OLIVES AND GARLIC BEANS

Steps:

• In a small saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat, add the onion and cook slowly until it is translucent. Add the three cloves of minced garlic and continue cooking for one minute. Add the beans and cover the pan. Cook slowly for about 30 minutes, until the beans are soft. If the mixture dries, add a few tablespoons of water. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the spaghetti and boil for about two to three minutes if using fresh pasta or 10 to 12 minutes if using dried, until the spaghetti is al dente. (Depending on the brand of spaghetti, cooking times may vary.) Drain well.
• In a small bowl, combine the chopped olives with the finely chopped garlic. Set aside.
• In another small bowl, toss the diced tomatoes with the fresh lemon juice. Set aside.
• In a large saute pan, heat the butter until it is nut-colored. Add the cooked pasta and toss. Add the feta cheese and stir until slightly softened, about five to seven minutes.
• Transfer a portion of the pasta onto each plate. In a straight line down the center of the plate, top the spaghetti with one mound of the bean mixture, one of the tomato-lemon mixture and a pile of the olive-garlic mixture. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND FETA

Steps:

• Cook beans as directed on boxes, reserving almonds; drain.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is crisp-tender.
• Stir in tomatoes, oregano and pepper flakes. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened and most of liquid has evaporated.
• Spoon drained beans onto serving platter; top with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and reserved almonds.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 2 teaspoons salt. Working in 2 batches, blanch beans until bright green but still crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer beans to the ice-water bath. Drain, and cut into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic; cook, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add anchovies, and cook 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and juice, olives, green beans, 1 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until green beans are tender and sauce has thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Serve.

TOMATO-GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH CHICKPEAS, FETA AND DILL

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to boil over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon salt, then the green beans. Cook until beans are tender-crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer beans to a large bowl of cold water. Drain in a colander and blot green beans dry with a kitchen towel.
• Make the dressing: In a small bowl, put lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, a pinch of salt and some black pepper to taste. Whisk in olive oil.
• Make the salad: Add cherry tomatoes, green beans and chickpeas to a large salad bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Add dressing and toss to coat. Add feta and toss once more. Let marinate for 10 to 15 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• To serve, sprinkle generously with dill and oregano.

ORZO WITH FETA, GREEN BEANS, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Fill a 4-quart kettle three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil for beans and orzo.
• Chop onion and mince garlic. Quarter and seed tomatoes. Cut quarters lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Trim beans and cut into 1-inch pieces. In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in oil over moderate heat until onion is softened. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water. In boiling salted water blanch beans 1 minute. With a slotted spoon transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking. Drain beans well in a colander and pat dry. Add beans to tomato mixture and return water in kettle to a boil. Boil orzo until al dente and drain in colander. Add orzo to bean mixture with vinegar, parsley, feta, and salt and pepper to taste, tossing to combine well.