Mountain Recipe ‹ Snow on the Mountain Green Beans

This is a side dish of fresh green beans cooked in olive oil and lemon juice and topped with feta cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds fresh green beans
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add green beans, and cook uncovered until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the beans are almost tender, drain and add to the skillet. Continue cooking the green beans in the butter until they are tender, about 2 minutes more.
2. Season the beans with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Place onto a warmed serving dish, and sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese.

Nutrition Facts

• calories101.3
• carbohydrateContent8.7 g
• cholesterolContent16 mg
• fatContent6.7 g
• fiberContent3.9 g
• proteinContent3.4 g
• saturatedFatContent3.5 g
• sodiumContent171.9 mg
• sugarContent2 g