Salade Nicoise

1 pound fresh or frozen green beans
12 oz red potatoes
12 black olives, halved
2 T capers, drained
3 thin slices of red onion, separated
1 T olive oil
2 T lemon juice
1 T dijon mustard
generous amount of freshly ground black pepper
Salt to taste
4 hard boiled eggs
4 tomatoes

Have good salt available to add to taste at the table.

Steam green beans and potatoes until done.
Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, cracked pepper and mustard together. Pour over beans and potatoes.
Add in the olives, capers and onions. Toss gently.
When serving, plate the salad, adding one hard boiled egg, quartered, atop salad and one tomato, sliced, alongside.

Serving Size: 4 generous servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUE_KARMA.