Niçois Green Beans

Recipe ingredients

• 2 cups (500 mL) green beans
• 1/3 cup (80 mL) olive oil*
• 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) lemon juice
• 1 small clove garlic, crushed
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
• 8 small black olives

Preparation

Trim and string green beans; if slender, leave whole; if not, halve.
Immerse in a pot of boiling salted water and simmer about 5 minutes.
drain and rinse under cold water.
Pour olive oil in a large salad bowl, add lemon juice, garlic, eggs, olives and beans.
Mix well.

Suggestion

Salads are so refreshing served at the beginning of a meal, when appetites are whetted and they are most appreciated. Tasty salad greens come in so many varieties, from sweet-tasting romaine, mild Boston, bitter endive and peppery cress. Combine with other vegetables such as green beans, a summertime favourite. Eat greens as soon as possible after purchase and use the outside leaves for braising. They are delicious in stews and soups. Try little-known greens (beet leaves, dandelion, sorrel, mâche) and harmonize textures, colours and tastes to create your own salad. Add fruit to your salads: apples, clementines, raisins, pomegranate seeds. For a full-course salad, combine with a source protein: tofu, cheese, poultry, fish, legumes.

* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.

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