Mediterranean Blackened Green Bean and Feta Salad

Mediterranean Blackened Green Bean and Feta Salad

We, Bulgarians, regularly eat cucumber, tomato and feta salad, often with roasted peppers (i.e. the (in)famous Shopska salad). Occasionally, you do get tired of eating this everyday, and crave a departure.

When you chop green beans and fry them to the point when they blister and get a nice brown crust, something magical happens – they sweeten, and start tasting a bit like fried zucchini or roasted peppers.

This salad contains tomatoes, green onions, chopped dill, feta crumbles and blackened green beans (of course olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper). But also one extra addition – crushed garlic. The first time I tried this, I added the garlic to the green beans while they were frying. While that was good too, a little bit of fresh garlic just brought it home.