Greek Bean Salad
photo by flower7
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained & rinsed
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, quartered
- 3 small pickling cucumbers, peeled & chopped
- 2⁄3 cup kalamata olive, pitted & halved
- 6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (I used feta with basil & tomato)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
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Dressing
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 2 tablespoons fresh oregano
directions
- Dressing: In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
- Salad: In a large bowl, combine the dressing with the beans and mix well. Cover and marinate at room temperature at least one hour, stirring occasionally.
- Shortly before serving, mix in the tomatoes, cucumber, olives and cheese and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Reviews
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Great salad! Due to time constraints, I used 1/2 cup of a bottled Greek dressing and kept all other ingredients the same. Because I was eating this for lunch and needed some protein, I added turkey pepperoni along with some red pepper flakes and sliced pepperoncini. Thanks for sharing, flower7! I loved it!
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I like all the ingredients of this salad. The dressing is, however a little too tart for my taste. I did cook dried white beans rather than use canned ones, and am reasonably sure I got the amount right, but there also seems to be rather a lot of dressing, too. There is still salad leftover (this was expected), so I'll just add more vegetables and enjoy it tomorrow. Thank you for posting this refreshing salad recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
flower7
Galena, Ohio
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