Fasolakia salata
Introducing Fasolakia in salad form: think tender green beans tossed with red onion, fresh parsley and a punchy, addictive lemon and garlic-olive oil dressing. It’s fresh, herby, and will make you question how green beans could be so damn delicious! You can serve it cold, serve it warm — with or without crumbled feta — but whatever you do, you HAVE TO serve it with crusty bread to mop up every drop of zoumi!! THANK ME LATER.
Ingredients
400g green beans, trimmed
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
15g fresh parsley, finely chopped
For the dressing
1 lemon, juiced
50ml extra virgin olive oil
2 medium garlic cloves or 1 large, grated
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp salt, or salt to taste
Optional: 100g crumbled feta
Serve with flatbread or crusty bread of choice
20 minutes | Serves 3-4 as a side or appetiser
Method
Heat up a saucepan with salty water. Once boiling, add the green beans and cook for no more than 4 minutes.
Remove and add to a bowl of icy water to stop the cooking process.
Prepare the other ingredients - thinly slicing the onion and finely chopping the parsley - and meanwhile the dressing by mixing all the ingredients together.
Drain the green beans and place in a large mixing bowl along with the onions and parsley, and pour over the dressing. Optionally, add crumbled feta, and give everything a good toss before serving.
Enjoy with crusty bread to soak in the dressing.
Watch how to make it
