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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.

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