Salade Nicoise sounds fancy, but it's actually pretty simple; there are many variations, and I made a really simple one this weekend. I does include potatoes, which I normally don't eat -- but the small red-skinned potatoes have less impact on blood-sugar than the big baked ones, anyways.
You will need: ingredients (salad) - a few cups of fresh green beans, trimmed; one red-skinned potato, one hard-boiled egg, quarter-cup chopped onion, tomato (optional), handful chopped fresh parsley, handful chopped fresh tarragon; (vinaigrette) - one quarter-cup oil (olive or canola); a quarter-cup red wine vinegar, about 10 capers, a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, fresh or dried dill.
To make:
*Vigorously stir the vinaigrette ingredients together in a bowl, with a fork, until thoroughly mixed.
*Prepare the green beans by putting them in a microwave-safe bowl, covering them with water, microwaving on High for four minutes, then draining the bowl and re-filling with room-temperature/cold water to stop the cooking process; drain, pat dry and set on a plate.
*Slice the potato into four or five wedges, arrange on a plate, and microwave on high for 90 seconds, or until tender, but not mushy.
*Slice the egg into wedges, arrange the potato and egg wedges on either side of the green beans; sprinkle parsley, capers and chopped onion on the arrangement, then spoon a small amount of vinaigrette on top.
Enjoy.
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