Roasted Green Beans with Beets, Feta, and Walnuts

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Customize this green bean recipe to please your palate (and your pantry stock). In place of feta cheese, try goat or cheddar, and if walnuts aren't your favorite BFF for beets, try almonds hazelnuts, or pecans.

Roasted Green Beans with Beets, Feta, and Walnuts
Photo: Andy Lyons
Prep Time:
30 mins
Roast Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 pound fresh green beans, trimmed

  • 1 pound fresh beets, trimmed, peeled, and cut into thin wedges

  • ½ cup sliced shallots (4 medium)

  • ¼ cup olive oil

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • ½ cup broken walnuts

  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese (2 ounces)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425ºF. In a large roasting pan combine green beans, beets, and shallots. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat.

  2. Roast, uncovered, for 45 to 50 minutes or until beans and beets are tender, stirring once or twice and adding walnuts during the last 10 to 15 minutes of roasting.

  3. To serve, transfer roasted vegetables to a serving platter. Sprinkle with cheese.

Variations:

Out of walnuts? Try slivered almonds or coarsely chopped hazelnuts (filberts). Not feeling feta? Use crumbled goat cheese (chèvre) or shredded sharp cheddar cheese instead.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

199 Calories
14g Fat
16g Carbs
6g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 199
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g 18%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 303mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 6%
Total Sugars 9g
Protein 6g 12%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 19%
Calcium 111.1mg 9%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Potassium 497mg 11%
Folate, total 112.9mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.3mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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