Salad Nicoise pretty colors

I'm really loving my favorite cook book "Cooking - A Commonsense Guide". I picked it up by chance a few years ago due to a bookshop coupon. But what a gem. The recipes are very 'usable' and the how-to steps and explanations are great information.

I like Salad Nicoise because I love the slim green beans (haricot vert) - the crunchy fresh taste and how it looks so good in a salad - and the potatoes and the whole combination of salty fish and tangy mustard.

For this particular recipe, I omitted the archichoke hearts, fresh tarragon and canned tuna. The former two are not usual ingredients that we stock and a miss on the tuna because the other dishes for dinner were meaty - salad was kept on the lighter side. Additionally, used way less than the 350g of salad leaves specified in the recipe. I think the recipe's portions are meant for a full meal.

Random arrangement for dinner table

Salad Nicoise Lunch

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