Summer niçoise salad

Serves: 4
Prep: 20
Cook: 20

Simple but delicious vegetarian summer niçoise salad with fresh seasonal green beans and a lemon vinegar dressing.

Ingredients

  • 500g baby potatoes, skin on
  • 340g green beans
  • 3 eggs
  • 8 kalamata olives pitted
  • 2 tbsp capers, drained
  • ¼ red onion
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Zest of half a lemon
  • 1 tbsp dill, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • Pepper to taste

Method

  1. Step 1

    Boil potatoes until tender, strain and set aside.
  2. Step 2

    Boil green beans until tender and bright green, strain and set aside.
  3. Step 3

    Boil eggs until hard boiled, approx. 6 minutes and cut into halves.
  4. Step 4

    Slice pitted kalamata olives in half. 
  5. Step 5

    Finely slice red onion and submerge in red wine vinegar for 15 minutes and set aside.
  6. Step 6

    Add baby potatoes, green beans, capers, kalamata olive halves to a salad bowl.
  7. Step 7

    Make a dressing with 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar from the onion mix, 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, add zest of half a lemon, pepper, finely chopped parsley and dill. Mix together and drizzle over salad and serve.

Tips

  • Using fresh herbs will enhance the flavours in this summer salad. Fresh green beans will add crunch and texture too.