Mediterranean Style White Bean Salad With Feta Yogurt and Cucumber
This recipe could not be more simple! This is is the result when you have a couple items in the fridge like yogurt and feta a can of white beans sitting in the pantry calling your name! I love Mediterranean flavors and this small but mighty salad definitely packs a punch of flavor!
I still have some thyme and oregano growing in the garden, so those are also featured in this meal. But just like the cucumbers in this dish, feel free to add in and substitute to your heart's desire! If I would have had black olives on the shelf, I definitely would have thrown those in as well. Same goes for extra tomatoes - they would be a welcomed addition to this meal. And if you are fretting about the sugar snap peas - do not fear! Add if you wish or omit. Broccoli honestly would be interesting as well, chopped very finely of course.
Take your humble white beans and slice your red onion thin (I recommend a mandoline - I use mine all the time!) and soak in some red wine vinegar and oregano. The quick pickle is important! Don't forget the sumac! If you have never used sumac, it is a citrusy herb that adds a pop of flavor to so many dishes. Definitely go buy some as it truly makes this meal!
This recipe is fine sitting mixed together in the fridge for a couple of days. I noticed mine getting mushy after that.
Enjoy the recipe and make it your own!
Mediterranean Style White Bean Salad With Feta Yogurt and Cucumber
Recipe details
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 can of white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1.5 C plain greek yogurt
- 4-6 oz feta, crumbled (honestly use as much as you want or don't want here-I never measure)
- veggies of your choice--
- 1 C sugar snap peas, sliced on diagonal
- 1 C cucumber, diced
- 1 Tbsp sumac
- 5-6 sprigs of fresh herbs like oregano and thyme
- Seeds from 1 pomegranate
- salt and pepper to taste
Onions
- 1 red onion
- 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 6 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
Instructions
Onions
- Slice red onions thinly on mandoline
- soak in shallow dish with red wine vinegar and dried oregano and extra virgin olive oil
- Allow at least 20 minutes to soften
Salad
- Make onions to soak and "quick-pickle"
- Dice veggies
- Plate glob of plain greek yogurt on plate and add crumbled feta to top, or stir in
- rinse beans and toss with oregano and thyme and veggies and a pinch of salt and pepper-scoop about 1/4 onto the yogurt
- Seed pomegranate and toss some seeds on the salad
- Finish salad with pickled onions
- Sprinkle top of salad with more sumac
Tips
- Pro tip-keep the salad items separate during the week and toss together each time you want a salad as it will stay fresh all week this way. Once you toss together, it really is only good for about 2 days or flavors and textures start to change.
- The ingredients are for 3-4 salads and can be dipped out as you wish in portion sizing. Sometimes I add more yogurt to mine.
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