Green Bean Walnut Feta Salad Recipes

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• In a small bowl, whisk orange and lemon juice, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over beans and onions. Add orange and lemon zest. Top with toasted walnuts.

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• Thinly slice the onion and place into a colander over the sink. Add the cleaned green beans to a large pot of boiling water and boil until crisp tender (about 4 minutes). When the beans are done, drain the water into the colander to slightly cook the onions. Immediately rinse all in cold water to stop the cooking process.
• For the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together the garlic, rice wine vinegar, cider vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Add beans, onions and cheese and stir until combined. Place in a nonreactive container and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Enjoy!

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• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil and cook beans until they are soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well. Combine green beans and tomatoes in a large bowl
• Stir together olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Add shallot, parsley, and garlic. Pour dressing over beans and tomatoes and mix. Mix in crumbled feta cheese. Allow to sit for 20 minutes before serving.

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• Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain in a colander; run under cold water to stop cooking.
• Whisk oil with vinegar and mustard; season with salt and pepper.
• Toss beans with vinaigrette, tomatoes, scallions, and feta.

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place walnuts on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, about 10 minutes.
• While walnuts cool, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add green beans and cook, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain again.
• Transfer green beans and walnuts to a mixing bowl and add feta, red onion, cranberries, salt, and pepper; gently toss together. Add balsamic dressing to serve.

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• Trim the ends (and strings, if you like) from the green beans, then snap or cut them into thirds.
• Using a steamer basket in a pan, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until crisp-tender; plunge the cooked beans into cold water to stop the cooking process, then drain and pat dry.
• Toss together the cooked green beans, sliced onion, feta, and pecans in a large bowl; cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining ingredients in a non-reactive bowl to make the vinaigrette; chill for 1 hour.
• Pour the vinaigrette over bean mixture, toss, and chill an additional 1 hour; toss again just before serving.
• Makes 8 servings.
• Notes: walnuts or pine nuts can be substituted for pecans, and dill may be substituted for basil if you prefer.
• Tweaked and adapted from a recipe posted at Gail's Recipe Swap.

Steps:

• Bring several quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the beans and salt to taste. Cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, shake dry and then spread out over a clean towel so they dry quickly. Let the beans cool to room temperature.
• Combine the tomatoes, shallot, oil, lemon juice, parsley and pepper to taste in a large serving bowl.
• Add the beans and adjust the seasonings, using salt sparingly.
• Sprinkle the feta cheese over the salad and serve immediately.
• Variation: Use 1 tablespoon walnut oil and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Sprinkle the salad with 1/3 cup toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts and crumbed goat cheese (instead of the feta) just before serving.

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• 1. Cook green beans in boiling salted water to cover 8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and pat dry. Place in serving bowl; cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• 2. Whisk together first 6 ingredients in a small bowl; gradually whisk in oil until blended.
• 3. Add chopped onion and 1/2 cup of LemonVinaigrette prepared in step 2 to beans, tossing to coat. Sprinkle with feta and walnuts. (you can use leftover vinaigrette to marinate artichoke hearts or chicken breasts.).

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• In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, water, and oil. Mix thoroughly. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Bring enough lightly salted water to a boil to cover the beans when added. Add the beans and boil until the beans are tender, about 7 minutes. Drain, refresh under cold running water, and drain again. Pat dry.
• In a salad bowl, combine the beans and the onion. Add the dressing, cilantro, and more vinegar, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss well. Serve either chilled or at room temperature.

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• Cook beans tender crisp.
• Chill at least one hour.
• Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, dill, salt& pepper and blend well.
• Add pecans and red onion to beans.
• Add dressing and toss.

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• Cook beans in large saucepan of boiling water 6 min. or until crisp-tender; drain. Return beans to pan.
• Add dressing; mix lightly. Cook and stir 1 min. or until heated through.
• Spoon onto platter; top with remaining ingredients.