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Classic Salade Niçoise
Adapted in part from the recipe by David Lebovitz
Makes 2 salads
Ingredients
2 large, ripe tomatoes
salt
1 clove garlic, peeled and halved
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced
2 spring onions, or 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced (I’m a red onion fan)
1/2 cup (90g) peeled fava beans
8 oz. haricot verts, blanched (that means do not cook them completely!)
1/3 cup (55g) small black olives, preferably Niçoise olives, pitted or unpitted
1/2 head of lettuce, torn or shredded
3 hard-cooked eggs
6 tablespoons (90ml) extra-virgin olive oil or French vinaigrette (say Non Monsieur!)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or flat-leaf parsley
freshly ground black pepper
3-4 anchovy filets, cut into thin strips lengthwise, or a 6 ounces (180g) of freshly caught tuna
Directions
1. Rub the clove of garlic all over the insides of a wooden salad bowl.
2. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and put them in a colander. Sprinkle them with salt, and let them drain for a few minutes while you finish the salad.
3. Add the cucumber, the green beans, onions, fava beans, olives, and lettuce to the bowl.
4. Peel and cut the eggs into wedges.
5. Mix the olive oil with the herbs and a bit of salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes to the bowl and toss most of the dressing with the salad, reserving a bit to drizzle over the eggs. (If using tuna, toss that with the salad as well.) Season with additional salt, if necessary.
6. Place the eggs on top of the salad and drape the anchovy strips over the eggs. Pour the remaining dressing over the eggs
Now about those wines:
Domaine de la Petite Cassagne Rosé, Costieres de Nimes, (France) 2011
Burgáns, RiasBaixas (Spain)Albarino 2004
Louis Bernard,Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages(France) 2003
Perrin & Fils,Côtes-du-Rhône(France)Réserve Blanc 2005
Simonsig Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2011
Related: Salade Niçoise with Grilled Tuna and Baby Red Potatoes
Domaine de la Petite Cassagne Rosé, Costieres de Nimes, (France) 2011
Burgáns, RiasBaixas (Spain)Albarino 2004
Louis Bernard,Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages(France) 2003
Perrin & Fils,Côtes-du-Rhône(France)Réserve Blanc 2005
Simonsig Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2011
Related: Salade Niçoise with Grilled Tuna and Baby Red Potatoes