Greek Style Green Beans With Tomatoes And Feta Cheese Food

GREEK WHITE BEANS WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND FETA

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight.
• Rinse them and place them in a pot. Put enough water to cover them. Bring them to a boil, then change the water and cover the beans again with water and boil for about an 45 minutes to an hour.
• Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil until translucent. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for about a minute. Add the beans and mix gently until they are covered with the olive oil.
• Add the tomatoes and about 1/2 cup hot water. Add pepper and salt to taste. Bring to boil and lower heat and simmer for about 25 minutes, until beans are soft and liquids are absorbed. Check and add water as needed.
• Remove from heat and let it cool. Serve with feta and bread or rusk.

GREEK STYLE GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil for a minute or so, be careful not to burn.
• Stir in diced tomaotes,olives & oregano; cook over med. heat for 3 minute.
• Add drained green beans, simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Right before serving, crumbled feta cheese on top.

GREEK GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH FETA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• 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.

ORZO WITH TOMATO, GREEN BEANS AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil for beans and orzo.
• Chop onion and mince garlic.
• Core and seed tomatoes.
• Cut into quarters lengthwise, and then into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in oil over medium high heat until onion is softened.
• Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Have a bowl of ice and cold water ready.
• Drop beans into the boiling, salted water and blanch 1 minute.
• With a large slotted spoon or mesh colander, transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking.
• Drain beans well and pat dry.
• Add beans to tomato mixture and return the water in pot to a boil.
• Boil orzo until al dente and drain.
• Add orzo to the vegetable mixture and combine with vinegar, parsley, feta, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss to combine well.

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.

BAKED GREEN BEANS WITH FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine beans, onion, garlic, oil, salt and pepper.
• Place mixture in an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan and top with tomatoes, feta cheese, basil and oregano.
• Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until tender.

PASTA WITH TOMATOES, GREEN BEANS & FETA

Steps:

• Start a large pot of water to boil with 1 tbsp.
• salt.
• While water heats, toss tomatoes with garlic, salt, pepper, oil, herbs and vinegar (if using) in a pasta bowl.
• Add feta.
• Let sit at room temperature 15 minutes or longer.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Add pasta to boiling water.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Add beans.
• Keep cooking until pasta is al dente, firm to the bite (see cooking time on package).
• Drain, toss with tomato mixture and serve.
• The tomato mixture, without the herbs, can be made hours ahead.
• Hold in or out of the refrigerator, but let it come to room temperature before adding herbs and tossing with cooked pasta.

GREEK STYLE GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash, tip and cut up fresh beans.
• Place in pan with water to cover beans.
• Simmer uncovered until beans are just tender, stirring a few times.
• Meanwhile, combine undrained tomatoes with water, onions, parsley, garlic, mint, oregano, salt and pepper in a saucepan.
• Cover; bring just to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• When tomato sauce is thick, drain green beans and top with sauce; serve promptly.