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White bean feta salad with title reading Lemony White Bean Salad with Feta Recipe
Good Fork Daily Editorial Kitchen

Lemony White Bean Salad with Feta Recipe

5 from 1 vote
A lemony white bean salad with crisp vegetables, olives, parsley and feta, balanced after the brined ingredients rest.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Chilling 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean-Inspired
Calories: 330

Ingredients
  

Salad
  • 2 15-ounce cans Great Northern or cannellini beans rinsed and drained, about 510 grams drained
  • 1 1/2 cups English cucumber diced, 225 grams
  • 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved, 225 grams
  • 1/3 cup red onion thinly sliced, 45 grams
  • 1/3 cup Kalamata olives pitted, drained and halved, 45 grams
  • 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley chopped, 20 grams
  • 3/4 cup feta crumbled into 1/2-inch pieces, 115 grams
Lemon-oregano dressing
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 60 grams
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 5 grams
  • 1 small garlic clove finely grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup 7 grams
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 72 grams
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • fine salt only after resting, if needed

Equipment

  • Colander
  • Clean kitchen towel
  • Cutting board
  • Chef's knife
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Broad silicone spatula

Method
 

  1. Rinse white beans until runoff is clear, drain 2 minutes and blot gently on a clean towel.
  2. Dice cucumber, halve tomatoes, slice onion, halve olives and chop parsley; blot visibly wet pieces.
  3. Drain and blot feta, then break into roughly 1/2-inch pieces.
  4. Whisk lemon zest and juice, Dijon, garlic, oregano, honey and pepper, then stream in olive oil; add no salt yet.
  5. Fold beans, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, olives and parsley through the dressing.
  6. Scatter feta over the bowl and fold three to five times with a broad spatula.
  7. Refrigerate for 10 to 20 minutes.
  8. Taste a complete bite; add lemon by the teaspoon and salt only by a small pinch if still needed.

Notes

  • Drain and blot beans, vegetables, olives and feta.
  • Whisk dressing without salt.
  • Keep feta in 1/2-inch pieces and add last.
  • Fold only three to five times after feta.
  • Rest 10 to 20 minutes before seasoning.
  • Refrigerate up to 3 days.
  • Contains milk; Dijon may contain sulfites depending on brand.
  • This recipe was developed through culinary research and editorial review.