Green Bean, Walnut, and Feta Salad

Ingredients

• 4 ounce feta cheese crumbled
• 1 tablespoon optional: dill fresh chopped
• 2 pounds green beans fresh trimmed
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic minced
• 0.8 cup olive oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 small purple onion thinly sliced
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup walnuts toasted coarsely chopped
• 0.3 cup citrus champagne vinegar 

Equipment

• bowl
• whisk
• steamer basket

Directions

1. Cut green beans into thirds, and arrange in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 15 minutes or until crisp-tender. Immediately plunge into cold water to stop the cooking process; drain and pat dry.
2. Toss together green beans, onion, cheese, and walnuts in a large bowl. Cover and chill 1 hour.
3. Whisk together olive oil and next 5 ingredients; cover and chill 1 hour.
4. Pour vinaigrette over green bean mixture, and chill 1 hour; toss just before serving.