My daughter walked into the kitchen yesterday after school, took one look at this simplified salade nicoise and said “That looks fantastic!”
I wish each meal I made was greeted with such enthusiasm!
What do you do when green beans are in abundance? Make a simplified version of a salade nicoise for a weeknight dinner.
This version is quick, easy, delicious and makes healthy and satifying meal.
Tip: Cook the greens beans but leave them with a slight crunch by blanching in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes, draining and submerging in a ice bath (a big bowl of cold water with ice in it to stop them beans from cooking further).
Tip: Want a perfectly cook boiled egg? Here’s a quick guideline on times and techiques: How to boil an egg perfectly.
Pairs well with:
Nan’s Chive and Pasley Potato Salad
Carrot Salad with Jalapeno and Lime
Delicious Brazilian Cheese Puffs
Enjoy!
Simplified Salade Nicoise
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
1 head of organic red leaf lettuce, washed, dried and torn into bite-sized pieces
1 cup of Kalamata olives
1 cup of organic cherry tomatoes, halved
2 handfuls of green beans, blanched in salt water, refreshed in an ice bath and drained
3 organic hard-boiled eggs, halved
1 can of tuna (sustaiably caught, if possible)
3 green onions, chopped
Freshly ground Celtic sea salt and pepper
Lemon Tarragon vinaigrette:
1 cup of organic olive oil
4 tablespoons of organic ACV
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tabelspoon of Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons of fresh tarragon leaves, chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt & pepper
Instructions:
- Make the Lemon Tarragon vinaigrette by adding all the ingredients to a mason jar and shaking until emulsified.
- In a bowl, toss the lettuce leaf with some lemon-tarragon vinaigrette to coat and arrange on a large platter.
- In a bowl, add the green beans, olives, tomatoes, green onions and toss with vinaigrette, arrange on the platter.
- Drain the tuna and toss to coat with vinaigrette, scatter on the platter.
- Add the boiled eggs, season with salt and pepper.
- Gather at the table, sit down, get your digestive juices flowing with a shot of digestive bitters, and enjoy!
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