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Easy Niçoise Salad

Easy Niçoise Salad with soft boiled eggs, potatoes, green beans
  • Serves:  4
  • Prep Time:  15 min
  • Cook Time:  5 min

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces green beans, trimmed
  • 1 package The Little Potato Company Lemon & Garden Herb Microwave-Ready Kit
  • 2 cups mixed greens
  • 1 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 Persian cucumbers, sliced
  • 3 Soft-Boiled Eggs
  • 6 ounces oil-packed tinned fish like smoked trout, tuna, or salmon, drained
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh basil leaves

Lemon Dressing

  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice (from 2-3 lemons)
  • 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chives

Method

  1. Fill a large bowl with ice water.

  2. Fill a medium pot with 4 quarts of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the green beans and cook until bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the green beans to the ice water to stop cooking.

  3. Heat potato kit according to package instructions.

  4. Make the dressing. In a small bowl, stir together the lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, honey, salt, and chives, until well combined.

  5. Arrange the mixed greens on a serving platter. Top with green beans, potatoes, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs, and fish. Drizzle with dressing and top with fresh basil.