Lentil Nicoise Salad
with potatoes / walnuts / olives / green beans
This meal was last featured in 2021, but our community loved the bright colors and flavors so much that we wanted to bring it back.
Smarts: This is a vegetarian twist, but you can use tuna in place of (or in addition to) lentils to bring it closer to the classic French version.
Ingredients
- Garlic - 1 clove , chopped
- Vinegar, sherry - 1 Tbsp (sub red or white wine vinegar)
- Lemon juice - 2 tsp
- Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
- Honey - 2 tsp
- Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
- Eggs - 4
- Walnuts - 2 oz , chopped
- Green beans - 8 oz , trimmed and chopped into 1" / 2.5 cm pieces
- Roasted red bell peppers - 5 oz , drained and chopped (from a jar)
- Potatoes, baby or new - 1 lb
- Chives (opt) - 1 Tbsp , chopped
- Olives, nicoise - 1/2 cup , drained and rinsed (sub pitted kalamata)
- Oil, olive - 2 tsp
- Lentils, cooked - 1 1/2 cups (use pre-cooked lentils or if cooking from dried, use half the amount of dried and prepare according to package directions)
- Salad greens - 8 oz
Prep
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Boil eggs - Cover eggs with cold water in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil and then turn off heat. Put a lid on the pan and let eggs sit in hot water for 11 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Walnuts / Green beans / Roasted red bell peppers - Prep as directed and store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Boil potatoes and green beans - Bring a large stock pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and reduce heat to a low simmer. Simmer, covered, until potatoes are nearly tender, about 15 minutes (this will vary depending on the size of potatoes, but they should be fairly easy to pierce with a fork before adding green beans). Add green beans to the pot and continue to boil until both the potatoes and beans are very tender, about 5 minutes more. Drain and rinse under cool water. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make vinaigrette - Chop garlic. Whisk garlic with vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, and honey. Add olive oil (portion for the vinaigrette) while whisking. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Chives / Olives - Prep as directed. (You can leave the olives whole or slice them if you’d prefer.)
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Make
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Roll eggs against a hard, flat surface to break up shell. Peel and then slice into quarters.
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Quarter potatoes. Toss potatoes and green beans with olive oil (the portion for the salad) and chives. Season with some salt and pepper.
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If you’d like the lentils warm in the salad, heat them briefly in the microwave.
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Assemble salads by topping salad greens with potatoes and green beans, lentils, roasted red bell peppers, olives, eggs, and walnuts. Finish with vinaigrette just before serving. Enjoy!
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