This salad is on the menu of almost all French restaurants, which indicates its relevance. It was invented in Nice and is a light and nutritious dish for locals. All the ingredients of Nicoise salad are inexpensive, and they can also be purchased at the nearest supermarket.
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You will need
- - arugula - 75 g
- - chicken fillet - 260-350 g
- - pitted olives - 130-150 g
- - green beans - 150-200 g
- - eggs - 3-5 pcs.
- - tomatoes - 250-340 g
- - garlic - 3 cloves
- - mustard - 3-5 tsp.
- - lemon juice - 2 tbsp. l
- - olive oil - 350 g
Instruction manual
1
Wash the chicken fillet, put in a deep saucepan with water and cook over medium heat for 6-9 minutes. Remove foam, reduce heat, add salt and cook for another 17-19 minutes. Remove the fillet from the broth, cool, then cut into small pieces.
2
While the chicken is preparing, make a dressing. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Combine oil, mustard, garlic and lemon juice, beat with a blender.
3
Boil the broth again, add the beans and cook for 7-8 minutes. Discard in a colander. Cook eggs for 7-8 minutes. Cool with cold water, then peel and cut into two halves.
4
Cut olives in circles. Wash and dry tomatoes and arugula. Tomatoes cut in half. Put the arugula, beans and tomatoes in a cup, add half the dressing, olives and stir.
5
Put the salad on the dish, add slices of chicken and eggs on top. Fill with the remaining dressing.