Nicoise Salad

As well as being quick and tasty, this salad is packed full of healthy natural ingredients, you can swap the tuna for canned salmon if you like.

This recipe is low saturated fat, low sodium, low sugar, low carb and high protein.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, hard boiled
• 10 green beans, blanched, ends removed and cut in half
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 1 tomato, cut into wedges
• 1 spring onion, sliced
• 100g lettuce
• 1 can (400g) tuna chunks in spring water
• 1/2 cup cannellini beans
• Cracked black pepper
• 1 tsp. dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp. fresh herbs chopped
• 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed
• 1 tbsp. olive oil

Method

1. Boil eggs, approx 7 or 8 mins depending how you like them. Peel and set aside.
2. Bring small pot of water to the boil, add beans and blanch for about 30 seconds, then take out and refresh with cold water.
3. Place lettuce on plate, arrange eggs, beans, tuna, cucumber, cannellini beans, tomato and spring onion on top, garnish with cracked black pepper.
4. In a small bowl whisk dijon mustard, garlic, herbs, lemon juice and olive oil until smooth, add herbs then drizzle over salad.
5. Serve immediately.