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Borlotti Bean Niçoise Salad

A fresh + filling nicoise for the summer months. Distribute it into lunch boxes for the week, or it's particularly great plonked on the centre of the table to feed a crowd. We've used borlotti beans here, but any bean will work well!

Feeds: 4-6
Takes: 30 minutes
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Ingredients

For the Salad

1 red onion, finely sliced

200g green beans, ends trimmed

4 eggs

10 new potatoes

1 jar Queen Borlotti Beans - drained (or any bean!)

½ cucumber, sliced into 1cm thick half moons

2 roasted red peppers from a jar, sliced into strips

120g tinned tuna (oil reserved for the dressing)

2 tbsp capers

For the dressing

4 tbsp olive oil (including that from the tuna can)

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp red or white wine vinegar

2 tsp honey

½ garlic clove, grated

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Queen Borlotti Bean
Queen Borlotti Bean
570g / Trial Box (2) £8.00

Directions

1

Put the red onion in a bowl and cover with iced cold water. This will remove some bitterness. Set aside.

2

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with a pinch of salt. Add the eggs and cook for 7 minutes, adding the green beans in after 2 minutes, then without draining the water, use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a bowl of iced cold water to cool.

3

Tip the potatoes into the same pan and cook for 15-17 minutes until tender. Drain and and once they are cool enough to handle, half or quarter them. Set aside to cool completely.

4

Peel and half the eggs.

5

Then, make the dressing - you could use an empty bean jar for this! Add all of the dressing ingredients to an empty jar or large mixing bowl with a pinch of salt and black pepper and shake/mix well to combine. Check for seasoning.

6

To assemble, tip the borlottis beans onto one side of a large serving platter. Then assemble the rest of the ingredients in sections around the plate. Drizzle over the dressing and toss well to coat.

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