EGG NIçOISE SALAD

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A vegetarian Niçoise salad, that's packed with goodness - fibre, folate, iron, vitamin c and gluten-free too

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Lunch

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 tbsp rapeseed oil
juice 1 lemon
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 garlic clove , grated
⅓ small pack basil , leaves chopped
3 pitted black Kalamata olive , rinsed and chopped
2 eggs
250g new potatoes , thickly sliced
200g fine green beans
½ red onion , very finely chopped
14 cherry tomatoes , halved
6 romaine lettuces leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces
6 pitted black Kalamata olive , rinsed and halved

Steps:

Mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl with 1 tbsp water.
Meanwhile boil the potatoes for 7 mins, add the beans and boil 5 mins more or until both are just tender, then drain. Boil 2 eggs for 8 minutes then shell and halve.
Toss the beans, potatoes and remaining salad ingredients, except the eggs, together in a large bowl with half the dressing. Arrange the eggs on top and drizzle over the remaining dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 12 grams fiber, Protein 14 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium