Name: Green Bean Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb. green beans, ends trimmed; 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts; 1/4 cup feta cheese; 2 tablespoons olive oil, for drizzling; 1 lemon; sea salt, to taste; fresh parsley, for garnish

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Green Bean Chickpea Salad with tomato, walnuts and feta. A great appetizer or vegetable side dish for dinners or holiday gatherings!

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This is one of those dishes where I just kept piling on more ingredients. Blame it on too much food in the house?

But in my defense, it totally works!

When I throw dinner parties, I tend to get a little crazy. My mother referred the menu planning as “around the world in 80 minutes”, which I think means she believes I mix too many cuisines.

Usually that’s because I get a little too excited about cooking up new dishes and I can’t “pick a theme.”

So this last time I tried to limit myself to simple, fresh veggie dishes – nothing too heavy, and not 17 bazillion courses.

(I’m not even sure which cuisine this counts as. Though I suppose it has sort of a mediterranean vibe, with the chickpeas, olive oil and lemon.)

Green beans were high on my list to make something with, mostly because I kept buying them without a purpose but also because I really like them.

And the rest of the toppings evolved while consulting my favorite flavor bible and my food supply.

To break it down – we have fresh green beans, blanched in boiled water (5 minutes).

Then a can of chickpeas, walnuts, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, fresh parsley, olive oil and lemon.

Besides being pretty and colorful, it was pretty tasty!

Again I’m getting winter/holiday vibes with the red + green.

Can you tell I’m ready for the cooler seasons?

Yield: 6

Green Bean Chickpea Salad

Green Bean Chickpea Salad with cherry tomato, walnuts, feta cheese, lemon and olive oil. A great appetizer or vegetable side dish for dinners or holiday gatherings!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb. green beans, ends trimmed
1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup feta cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil, for drizzling
1 lemon
sea salt, to taste
fresh parsley, for garnish

Instructions

In a large stove pot, boil water. Add green beans and cook (blanch) for about 3-5 minutes. Beans should still be crisp and the color will be brighter. Immediately rinse with cold water to stop cooking.
On a serving plate, add green beans. Top with chickpeas, tomatoes, walnuts, ad feta.
Drizzle olive oil and squeeze lemon juice over the salad. Sprinkle salt as desired. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Serve immediately!

Notes

Salad can be refrigerated for a few days but oil will likely pool at bottom of plate.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 200Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 357mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 7gSugar: 6gProtein: 8g

Nutrition information is calculated automatically by an online tool at Nutritionix. It is not always accurate. Please use your own tools to check if you rely on this information.