Potato Green Bean Salad with Olives and Feta Cheese is a lovely Greek-inspired twist on traditional potato salad!
It’s potato salad season and how’s this for a beauty!
It’s also green bean season! Summer. Is. Here.
It’s becoming oppressively warm here in the South but we’re starting to pick some beautiful young green beans from our garden and my herb bed is becoming established. I’m excited about having fresh herbs again that don’t cost an arm and a leg for a measly sprig that had to be shipped in. Fresh instead of dried oregano happening, my friend!
Potatoes, except for sweet potatoes, are not something we can do here in the southern United States–at least we can’t. Clay soil prevents numerous root vegetables from becoming possibilities. Oh well. Beautiful small taters from regions with the capability to grow them are available any time of year. Sometimes you have to settle for what you CAN do.
So, let’s talk about this potato green bean salad.
Here, baby Yukon Gold potatoes, crisp young green beans, fresh oregano, Kalamata olives and yes…. feta cheese (because I have a feta fetish you know) combine for a lovely Greek-inspired twist on traditional potato salad.
While I love a good mayo-based potato salad in the summertime with hard-cooked eggs and all, I also like to change my potato salads up. Potatoes and green beans always go so well together!
We’re talking a wonderful, fresh, crunchy potato green bean salad your guests are going to love and one you’ll be proud to serve all summer long!
The recipe for the dressing makes a lot. You may not need ALL of the dressing so add it as desired and as needed. Some folks like a wetter salad, some folks don’t. Toss it up however you please!
For another great potato salad, be sure to try my Potato Artichoke Salad with Horseradish Dressing! A friend of mine called it the best potato salad in the world! The Fresh Market even included it in one of their cookbooks.
Hope you enjoy!
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Potato Green Bean Salad with Olives and Feta Cheese
Potato Green Bean Salad with Olives and Feta Cheese is a lovely Greek-inspired twist on traditional potato salad!
Ingredients
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced vertically
- Salt
- 8 ounces young green beans (or haricot verts), broked into 2-inch pieces
- 1 pound small Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
- Pinch of ground red pepper
- 1/2 cup pitted and halved Kalamata olives
- 1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
- Lemon slices, for garnish
Instructions
- Place thinly sliced red onion in a large bowl.
- Prepare an ice bath. Bring a small pot of salted water. Cook the green beans for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until bright green. Drain and transfer to the ice bath. Pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
- Place potatoes in a small pot with salt and bring to a boil. Cook the potatoes until easily pierced with a knife.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the red wine vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, olive oil, garlic, oregano, ground red pepper and salt to taste in a small bowl.
- Drain the potatoes, add to bowl with onions, drizzle with 1/4 cup vinaigrette and let cool to room temperature.
- Add the green beans, olives, feta cheese and toss with more dressing as desired. Garnish with lemon slices.
Notes
If serving later, toss potatoes with a small amount of the dressing and refrigerate until needed. Add remaining dressing just before serving.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 293 Total Fat 24g Saturated Fat 4g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 19g Cholesterol 8mg Sodium 372mg Carbohydrates 18g Fiber 3g Sugar 2g Protein 4g
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