Feta Walnut Bean Salad features crisp-tender beans drizzled with a tangy Dijon Dressing and an artful scattering of walnut, feta, and chives.
Total Time25 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Author: adapted from How Sweet Eats Green Bean Salad
Ingredients
Salad
1poundfresh green beans
⅓cuptoasted walnutschopped
⅓cupcrumbled fetaor blue cheese, if preferred
Dijon Dressing
2tbsplemon juice
2tbspwhite balsamic vinegar
2tablespoonsdijon mustard
1/2cupextra virgin olive oil
pinchof salt
freshly cracked black pepper
1tablespoonfresh chopped herbs, plus additional for garnish, if desiredchives, basil, etc
Instructions
Salad
Start by blanching the green beans. Prepare an ice bath - fill a large bowl with ice and cold water.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add the green beans and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Strain, then immediately transfer the beans to the ice bath. Let them chill in the bath for 5 minutes. Pat the beans dry with a paper towel.
Place the beans on the plate and give them a light sprinkle of salt and pepper. Drizzle on the dijon dressing. Top with the crumbled feta and walnuts. Sprinkle with additional chopped fresh herbs if desired.
Dijon Dressing
Combine ingredients in a salad shaker or jar with a tight fitting lid and shake until well blended.