French Salade Nicoise

Salade Nicoise or the term à la nicoise refers to dishes typical to the style of Nice, located on the beautiful seaside of France. This is the area surrounded with potatoes, tomatoes,, capers, olives, and, of course, fish. I adapted the method of making this recipe from salade Nicoise because I like the hard-boiled egg, the potato, and anchovies in this recipe. The salad itself is a meal with all the good protein contained in the dish. I do not use tuna for my salad because I like to grill fish and serve it on the side. There are many recipes available to create this dish. The salad prepared varies in both the ingredients chosen as well as the dressing depending on personal taste. I prepare this salad for my own taste and the ingredients available in my kitchen.

Ingredients:
2 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and quartered
4 red potatoes, washed
1/2 cup green beans
1 tomato, quartered
1/4 cup black olives, sliced
1 tsp capers
4 anchovies
2 cups lettuce
Vinaigrette dressing ingredients:
1 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbs white wine vinegar
1 tsp lime juice
1/2 cup good olive oil

Directions:
Cook potatoes in salted water for 15 to 20 minutes or until fork tender. Cut cooked potatoes into bite size uses.
Cook green beans in salted water and some murderous in cold water to keep the bright green color
To make the dressing:
Combine all the dressing ingredients in a jar with lid. Shake well.
To serve salade:
Place lettuce on the bottom of the serving plate. Scatter the potatoes, tomatoes, black olives, green beans, and capers over the plate and decorate with hard-boiled eggs and anchovies. Drizzle the dressing over the top and serve some salade dressing on the side.