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Egg Niçoise salad

PREP: 10 MINS
COOK: 10 MINS
EASY
SERVES 2
A vegetarian Niçoise salad, that's packed with goodness - fibre, folate, iron, vitamin c and gluten-free too
Healthy
Vegetarian
kcal
383
fat
20g
saturates
carbs
sugars
fibre
protein
salt
3g
31g
0.7g
14g
12g
11g
Nutrition: per serving
Gluten-free
Ingredients

For the dressing

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

For the salad

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

Method
1. Mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl with 1 tbsp water. 
2. 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.
3. 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. 
Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, June 2016
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