Green Bean and Feta Salad with Almonds
Ingredients
Salad – Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped green beans, trimmed and cut to 3-5 cm lengths (approx. 2 x 250 g bags)
- 2 cups peas (fresh or frozen)
Dressing – Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (or ½ teaspoon powdered mustard)
- ½ teaspoon garlic or onion powder
- pinch of salt and pepper, to taste
Garnish – Ingredients
- ½ block feta (100 g), crumbled (or Parmesan cheese, grated or shaved)
- 4 tablespoons sliced almonds (raw or toasted)
- 2 tablespoons parsley, basil or mint leaves, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest from about ½ lemon, for garnish
Instructions
- Lightly steam or blanch the beans and peas until just soft.
- Meanwhile, mix dressing ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- Toss the cooked beans and peas through the dressing.
- Place on a serving platter and sprinkle with crumbled feta, sliced almonds, herbs and lemon zest. Enjoy.