Barb's Nicoise Salad

By susanwadle

Ingredients

• Nicoise salad:
• 3 Cups (or more) cooked green beans
• 4 medium cooked Potatoes or equivalent little ones
• 16 oz canned salmon or equivalent fresh, poached
• lettuce leaves
• 2 tomatoes in wedges
• 3 hard boiled eggs in 1/4's
• Dressing: (I usually double this)
• 2 T chopped green onions
• 2 T chopped parsley
• 1/2 tsp. dill
• 1/4 tsp garlic pdr
• 1 pkg. Italian dressing mix
• 3/4 C. olive oil
• 1/4 C. red wine vinegar
• 1/2 C. ripe olives

Preparation

Step 1

Pour some of the dressing on warm potatoes and refrigerate to marinate
Same with the beans

Line plate with lettuce leaves, arrange beans around the outside and spoon potatoes into the center. Make a dent in the mound of potatoes and put salmon in the "potatoe bowl". Alternate tomato and egg wedges over the beans. Garnish with olives. Pour remaining dressing over salad.