Salade Nicoise

== Description ==
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=== Ingredients ===
* 2 red onions, thinly sliced
* 2 stalks celery, sliced
* 5 Tbs. olive oil
* 1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 2 Tbs. minced fresh basil
* 1 to 2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
* 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
* 1/4 to 1/2 cup good-quality black olives, whole or pitted
* 5 small new potatoes, quartered
* 2 cups string beans, sliced into 1-inch pieces
* 2 cups wax beans, sliced into 1-inch pieces
* Red leaf, radicchio or Boston lettuce
* Optional garnishes:
* 1 cup canned white beans, rinsed
* and drained
* 1/2 lb. fried tempeh
* 2 or 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
* cherry tomatoes
* Sliced avocado
== Directions ==
1. Combine onions, celery, oil, parsley, garlic, basil, vinegar, oregano, , salt and freshly ground pepper in shallow serving dish. Allow mixture to marinate while you prepare the rest of the salad.
2. Bring large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes; simmer 5 minutes. Add string and wax beans; simmer until beans and potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
3. An hour or so before serving, combine the bean-Potato mixture with marinated vegetables. Add more oil or vinegar if desired and toss well. Serve on bed of lettuce and garnish with one or more optional ingredients.
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== See also ==
Category:Avocado Recipes
Category:Basil Recipes
Category:Bibb lettuce Recipes
Category:Black olive Recipes
Category:Cherry tomato Recipes
Category:Green bean Recipes
Category:Lettuce Recipes
Category:New potato Recipes