Greek Green Bean Salad Recipe - Vegetarian + Gluten-Free (2024)

This greek green bean salad is fresh, crisp, and bursting with flavor!As a tasty bonus, these gorgeous green beans are ready in just 15 minutes!

Greeeeeeen beeeeeeeeans!!!

They’re not just for Thanksgiving, yo!

Green beans are available nearly year-round, andare at their absolute best in the Spring and Summer Months. Peaking around May-September, you’re going to want to have this recipe on hand when the price drops and the farmers markets and produce aisles are busting with beans.

This gorgeous greek green bean salad is quick, easy, and plate-licking-ly delicious! (pretend that’s a word)

It’s great with everything! Pizza Friday? Greek Green Beans!Meatless Monday? Greek Green Beans!Partying it up at a picnic or potluck? Greek Green Beans, mofo! Do it!

tips for perfectly tender green beans

For the fantastic green bean texture of softened and tender with a crisp snap, I started by blanching my greenbeans in boiling hot water, followed by an ice bath.

This blanching technique gives you beans that are their absolute brightest, without the slightest bit of wrinkling or mushiness. The hot water brings out the vibrant green hue while the icy cold water shocks the beans and halts their cooking process.

This method is quick, easy, and delivers delicious results. If you haven’t blanchedveggies before, you’ve got to try it!

I swear by this technique with broccoli and asparagus as well.

No more mushy veggies evahhhh!

I could ramble on forever but I’m really itching to insist that you make this green bean salad ASAP!

Your taste buds will thank me. I suppose they’ll thank you as well because you made the dish for them but really, this is one of the easiest recipes in the history of ever so… let’s just thank green beans for being so awesome.

Thank you green beans!

Greek Green Bean Salad

Perfectly tender green beans sprinkled with fresh tomato, bell pepper, and feta and tossed in a super-easy finger-licking Greek dressing. YES PLEASE!

And the dressing — Ohmygooooooosh the dressing! I had to run upstairs for a bit and when I finally got to finish the other half of my salad (like an hour later) it was even better than I remembered! The veggies soaking in the sauce amplified the flavors even more and I all but attacked Paul when he got home to tell him the news.

“OMGBABEIMADETHEBESTSALADEVERBUTIATEITALLI’MSORRY!”

Translation: it’s on the menu again this weekend. Love it so!

If you get a chance to try this easy peasy greek green bean salad, let me know!

Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation.

special diets and swaps

• t-rex chefs: If you add meat to thisgreek green bean salad I’m gonna smack you. You can, however, add this sassy side dish to your favorite chicken or steak dish, or even serve it up with a tasty burger.
• vegansaurus chefs: Simply skip the feta; easy peasy greek green beansy!
• gluten free? this one’s for you!

more tasty green bean recipes:

First off, I’m 100% head over heels in love with my Spicy Sriracha Green Beans. They almost taste like those spicy + saucy beans from PF Changs but for a fraction of the cost and the ease of making it at home!

Another favorite is my easy Cheesy Green Beans and I’m super excited to try A Beautiful Plate’s Green Beans Almondine this week!

Lastly, in the Spring and Summer months you have GOT to try my Farmer’s Market Chopped Salad featuring tender chickpeas, green beans, zucchini, bell pepper and the most amazing Avocado Dill Dressing. HOLY COW it’s good!