Green Beans with Garlic, Fetta & Black Pepper

Green Beans with Garlic, Fetta and a sprinkling of black pepper is a match made in heaven. The garlic and Fetta add a sumptuous, creamy finish to what can otherwise be quite an ordinary vegetable. I simply love this recipe. Not because it’s too delicious for words, but because it’s seriously quick and easy to make. Whether I’m entertaining or enjoying a low key family dinner, green beans with garlic and Fetta is my go to recipe. Finished off with a generous sprinkling of black pepper, the flavours just sing.

Ingredients

• Fresh Green Beans
• Fetta marinaded in oil and herbs
• Garlic
• Salt and Cracked Pepper

Cheat Sheet Tips for this sumptuous Green Bean recipe

• Use a firm Fetta and herb that has been been marinaded in oil. I use the South Cape Fetta and Herb brand.
• Make sure that your green beans are firm and fresh. The key to this recipe is to keep the crunch.
• While the Fetta may crumble and coat the beans in creaminess, you want to make sure that you keep much of its consistency

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Green Beans with Garlic, Fetta & Black Pepper

Dinner, Lunch, Snack time, BBQ – Continental, Fusion

By Mrs Robinson – Serves: 4-6

Prep Time: 5 minutes – Cooking Time: 5 minutes – Total Time: 10 minutes

This Green Beans with Garlic, Fetta & Black Pepper recipe turns the humble green bean into a delicious masterpiece. The green beans and garlic are flash fried in the natural oils of the Fetta. The Fetta and is added when the green beans are heated through and still crisp, and the fragrance of the garlic is released. The Fetta adds a rich, sumptuous creaminess to the dish and the cracked black pepper brings it all together. Because Fetta is naturally salty, you don't have to add too much salt to this dish.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Green Beans
• 2 Cloves of Garlic
• 1 350g Tub of Fetta Marinaded in Herbs and Oil
• Salt and Cracked Pepper

Instructions

Green Beans Preparation

1

Top and tail the green beans

2

Chop the garlic finely

3

Separate the oil from the tub of Fetta, keeping 100ml aside for cooking

Cooking Instructions

4

In a large flat based pan, heat up about 100ml of the oil from the marinaded Fetta & herb tub

5

Add the green beans and garlic to the hot oil, stirring constantly to distribute the heat evenly

6

When the green beans are hot and still crisp, add the Fetta and stir through to distribute evenly

7

Once the Fetta is heated through, season with salt, then remove from the stove

8

Add a generous sprinkle of cracked pepper and serve straight away

Notes

If you want your green beans to remain crispy and keep their green gloss, cook them just before serving.