Green Bean, Shell Bean, and Sweet Onion Fattoush

Name: Green Bean, Shell Bean, and Sweet Onion Fattoush
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 0.5 pound green beans or haricots verts, trimmed; 0.75 cup shelled fresh shell beans, such as lima or cranberry; 3 pitas (each 6 inches); Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing; 0.5 large Vidalia onion, chopped; 1 English cucumber, quartered and cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 ounces feta, crumbled; 0.5 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint, plus more for garnish; 0.333 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette

By

Martha Stewart Editors

Updated on May 16, 2017

Prep Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

55 mins

Servings:

4

Fattoush is a refreshing Middle Eastern bread-and-vegetable salad. You can blanch all of the beans in the same pot: first the green beans, then the shell beans (but not the other way around, since shell beans release a lot of starch). This recipe appears in our cookbook "Martha Stewart's Vegetables" (Clarkson Potter).

Ingredients

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
½ pound green beans or haricots verts, trimmed
¾ cup shelled fresh shell beans, such as lima or cranberry
3 pitas (each 6 inches)
Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
½ large Vidalia onion, chopped
1 English cucumber, quartered and cut into 1-inch pieces
4 ounces feta, crumbled
½ cup coarsely chopped fresh mint, plus more for garnish
⅓ cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette

Directions

Prepare an ice bath. Simmer green beans in a pot of salted boiling water until crisp-tender and bright green, about 1 minute. Transfer beans to ice bath, reserving pot of water; let beans cool, then remove and pat dry. Place in a large bowl.
Return water to a boil. Simmer shell beans until just tender, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to ice bath; let cool, then drain and pat dry. Combine with green beans.
Heat a grill (or grill pan) to medium. Split each pita in half. Brush both sides of pita halves with oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill pitas, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 1 minute a side. Let cool, then tear into 1-inch pieces.
Add onion, cucumber, feta, herbs, and pita to beans; drizzle with 1/2 cup vinaigrette and toss well to combine. Season with salt and pepper; garnish with mint. Let stand at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour before serving.