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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Green Beans with Lemon and Feta
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.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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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!
Yay! So glad you liked them! The whole meal sounds amazing!
Green beans are super healthy and very versatileYea. I like what you did here.
I am ALWAYS looking for new ways to eat green beans! This simple preparation with lemon and feta sounds so good!