Broccoli Nicoise Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 3 medium potatoes, cooked and diced
• 12 lettuce leaves
• 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into wedges
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
• 1/4 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook or steam broccoli until tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 2 drain and plunge into cold water then drain well and place in bowl.
• 3 combine potatoes with broccoli.
• 4 in a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, basil, salt and pepper until well combined.
• 5 drizzle about 1/3 of the dressing over broccoli and potato mixture and gently toss to coat.
• 6 to serve, arrange lettuce leaves on individual plates and top with broccoli mixture, tomatoes, eggs, bacon and olive on lettuce and drizzle with remaining dressing.