Name: Salade Niçoise Végétarienne
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g baby potatoes, steamed or boiled; 200 g green beans, trimmed and blanched; 2 null hard-boiled eggs, quartered; 2 null ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 null cucumber, sliced; 0.5 cup Niçoise olives; 0.25 cup red onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp capers, drained; 6 cup mixed salad greens; 0.33 cup olive oil (for dressing); 2 tbsp red wine vinegar (for dressing); 1 tsp Dijon mustard (for dressing); 1 clove garlic, minced (for dressing); Salt and freshly ground black pepper (for dressing); 2 tbsp fresh basil or parsley, chopped (garnish)

Instructions

1. Steam or boil baby potatoes until tender. Blanche green beans in salted water for 2-3 minutes, then shock in ice water. Let both cool. 2. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, salt, and pepper to make the vinaigrette. 3. Arrange mixed salad greens on a large platter or individual plates. 4. Artfully arrange the cooked potatoes, green beans, hard-boiled egg quarters, tomato wedges, cucumber slices, Niçoise olives, red onion, and capers on top of the greens. 5. Drizzle generously with the prepared vinaigrette. 6. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley before serving.