Easy salade niçoise
Print recipeOne of the great salad classics! Delicious, nutritious and filling. Packed with fibre, vitamins, protein and healthy fats. I leave out potatoes (less starches and preparation time) but add more eggs and green beans instead.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 tin tuna ( virgin olive oil)
- 200 g french beans
- Handful cherry tomatoes (cut in halves)
- Large handful salad leaf mixture
- 10 olives (pitted)
- 1 red onion (in slices)
- 1 tablespoon capers
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- Optional: small tin anchovies
Method
- Bring two pans with water to boil
- Wash French beans, cut off bean stems, add beans to one pan and cook them for 8 minutes, drain and set aside
- Meanwhile in the other pan boil eggs for 6-8 minutes, allow to cool, peel and chop into quarters
- Prepare garlic mayonnaise
- Wash salad leaves and spread on two plates. Add French beans, tomatoes, onion slices, tuna and eggs
- Top with mayonnaise, capers and olives, add salt and pepper to taste