Big Sky Niçoise Salad

Name: Big Sky Niçoise Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp drained capers; 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 small garlic clove, mashed; 170 grams haricots verts or thin green beans, stemmed; 6 hard-cooked eggs, quartered; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 3 liters mixed salad greens; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters Niçoise olives, pitted; 680 grams red potatoes; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 Tbsp minced shallot; 454 grams smoked trout, skin discarded and fish flaked; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

Big Sky Niçoise Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and pescatarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 20g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 355 calories. Head to the store and pick up shallot, lemon zest, potatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a blender, combine the lemon juice with the vinegar, shallot, mustard, garlic and lemon zest and pulse until finely chopped. With the machine on, add the olive oil in a thin stream and blend until emulsified.

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Add the capers and a pinch each of salt and pepper and pulse until the capers are coarsely chopped.

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Put the potatoes in a large pot of cold water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 18 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the potatoes to a colander and rinse under cold water until cool. Pat dry and cut into quarters.

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Return the water to a boil.

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Add the haricots verts and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.

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Drain and refresh under cold water. Pat dry.

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In a large bowl, toss the salad greens with 1/4 cup of the lemon-caper dressing and transfer to large plates. Working with 1 ingredient at a time, toss the potatoes, haricots verts, trout and tomatoes with the remaining dressing and arrange over the salad greens.

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