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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 03/25/2015
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These green beans with lemon and feta are a refreshing, flavorful side dish or a great lunch!
Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: The feta and lemon really enhance the flavor of the green beans. Looks impressive but easy to make.
How long it takes: 10 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: skillet
Servings: 4
One of the things I look forward to most during the spring and summer months is heading to the farmers’ market or to local farms to pick up great fresh produce.
Lightly steamed, roasted or boiled, I don’t really care. The key is just barely cooking them so they’re still nice and crisp. The last thing you want is mushy green beans, especially when they are farm fresh.
These green beans with lemon and feta make an amazing side dish but I like to have them for a light lunch, too. They taste great hot, warm or cold, and are unbelievably easy to prepare.
Are you a green bean fan? Be sure to check out my popular roasted green beans, green beans almondine, or my green bean casserole!
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Recipe
Get the Recipe: Green Beans with Lemon and Feta
4.66 from 20 votesPrep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 10 minutes mins
4 servings
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These green beans with lemon and feta are a refreshing, flavorful side dish or a great lunch!
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans, stem end snipped off
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (about ½ lemon)
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and coarse ground black pepper. to taste
Instructions
Put about ½ inch of water into a medium-sized sauté pan. Place over high heat and bring to a boil.
Add beans, cover and continue to cook on medium-high for 4 to 5 minutes or until fork tender but still crisp. Drain and return the beans to the pan.
Add 2 teaspoons of olive oil and toss to coat. Place green beans on a plate and sprinkle with feta and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 87kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 11mg, Sodium: 149mg, Potassium: 251mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 835IU, Vitamin C: 15mg, Calcium: 104mg, Iron: 1mg
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
© Author: Rachel Gurk
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Annie says
These were divine ! I could have eaten the whole tray by myself. I had friends come to lunch and as life is chaotic at the moment I bought an easy cook kleftico lamb ( Waitrose just bung in oven!) These potatoes were delicious and so easy. I only used three large cloves of garlic. I covered with foil for first 45 minutes and uncovered for the second. Served with green beans and feta . Will definitely repeat the whole meal but especially the potatoes!
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Rachel Gurk says
Yay! So glad you liked them! The whole meal sounds amazing!
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amanda mcmahon says
Green beans are super healthy and very versatileYea. I like what you did here.
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Joanne says
I am ALWAYS looking for new ways to eat green beans! This simple preparation with lemon and feta sounds so good!
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Shawn Ann says
I’m not a huge green bean eater, but that looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
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Ashleigh @Being Cheap is Easy says
YUM! I can’t wait to hit up the Fulton St market again. We love green beans too. My little ones always sneak them out of the bag raw while we are grocery shopping. This would be perfect for Easter!
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melissa says
oh yum! i happen to have the ingredients in my fridge! i’m making this tonight!!!
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Mary says
This looks delish! I love feta cheese!
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Malinda @countrysidecravings says
These look great!! I agree that fresh green beans taste better and I too prefer them barely cooked and with a lot of crunch. Great recipe!!
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