Veggie Nicoise salad

Serves

2 People

Cooking Time

45 minutes

Season

Summer

Dietary

Vegetarian

Dairy Free

Gluten Free

Try this vegetarian take on the classic summer salad! It’s super healthy and packed with seasonal veg at it’s peak right now! You can add any other additions you like such as crisp homemade croutons. This is a great healthy light dinner perfect for those long hot evenings in the summer.

Ingredients

500g New Potatoes
200g French Beans
150g Lettuce/Salad Leaves
6 Eggs
250g Cherry Tomatoes/Tomatoes
2 Spring Onions or ½ Red Onion
50g Pitted Kalamata Olives
2 tbsp Capers

Other bits you can add:

Garlic Croutons
Crispy Tofu
Tinned beans such as Cannellini Beans

For the dressing

1 Clove Garlic
Juice of a Lemon
7 tbsp Olive oil
1tsp Dijon Mustard
Fresh Oregano/Marjoram
Black pepper
Salt

Method

Step 1.

Clean your new potatoes and add to a large pan of cold water, bring to the boil over a medium heat and add a good pinch of salt to the water. Simmer for around 10 mins. Whilst that’s cooking top your green beans then add to the potatoes and cook for 5 mins until they are just cooked. The potatoes should take 15 mins and still have a slight bite to them in and the beans 5 mins.

Step 2.

Take out your green beans from the water using a slotted spoon and cool down under cold water. This stops them overcooking. Drain your potatoes in a colander and allow to cool.

Step 3.

Bring another pan of water to the boil and add your eggs. Cook for around 8 minutes then run under cold water. Leave them in the cold water to cool.

Step 4.

Prepare the other salad ingredients. Halve your cherry tomatoes, finely slice your onion and wash your salad/lettuce. Once the potatoes have cooled slice these in half. Peel your eggs and cut these into quarters.

Step 5.

Make your dressing. Add to a small bowl the lemon juice, olive oil, mustard grate or crush in the garlic finely chop your herbs and season with salt and pepper. Whisk this together using a fork until well combined.

Step 6.

Assemble your salad in either individual bowls or a large serving dish. Add the prepared ingredients to the bowls, then add the capers and olives. Drizzle the dressing over the top and serve!