This salad is on the menu of almost all French restaurants, which speaks of its demand. It was invented in Nice and is an easy and nutritious dish for the locals. All the ingredients of the Nicoise salad are inexpensive and can be purchased at your local supermarket.
It is necessary
- - 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
Instructions
Step 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.
Step 2
While the chicken is cooking, make the dressing. Peel and chop the garlic. Mix oil, mustard, garlic and lemon juice, beat with a blender.
Step 3
Boil the broth again, add the beans and cook for 7-8 minutes. Discard in a colander. Boil the eggs for 7-8 minutes. Cool with cold water, then peel and cut into two halves.
Step 4
Cut the olives into slices. Wash and dry the tomatoes and arugula. Cut the tomatoes in half. Place the arugula, beans and tomatoes in a bowl, add half the dressing, olives and stir.
Step 5
Put the salad on a plate, add chicken and eggs on top. Fill with the remaining dressing.
