France | Nicoise Salad
with chickpeas / tomatoes / green beans / olives / potatoes / eggs
A favorite in Southern France, Nicoise salads are topped with seasonal produce, boiled eggs and olives. Balsamic marinated chickpeas stand in as a substitute for the classic addition of tuna.
Ingredients
- Beans, garbanzo (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can , drained and rinsed
- Vinegar, balsamic - 2 tsp
- Italian seasonings - 1/2 tsp
- Green beans - 1 lb , trimmed and chopped into 1" / 2.5 cm pieces
- Eggs - 4
- Potatoes, baby red or new - 1 lb
- Tomatoes, medium - 1 , wedges
- Chives - 1 Tbsp , chopped
- Olives, nicoise (sub seedless kalamata) - 1/2 cup , drained and rinsed
- Oil, olive - 1 tsp
- Salad greens - 8 oz
- 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 - 4 Tbsp
Prep
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Marinate garbanzo beans - Drain and rinse beans. Toss with balsamic vinegar and Italian seasonings. Marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
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Green beans - Trim green beans and chop into 1" / 2.5cm pieces. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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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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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 the portion of the olive oil for vinaigrette while whisking. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Tomatoes / Chives / Olives - Prep as directed. (You can leave the olives whole or slice them if you’d prefer.)
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Eggs - Roll eggs against a hard, flat surface to break up shell, and then peel. Slice into quarters.
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Make
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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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Assemble salads by topping salad greens with potatoes and green beans, beans, tomatoes, olives and eggs. Finish with vinaigrette just before serving. Enjoy!
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