Hot-Smoked Salmon Niçoise Salad

Name: Hot-Smoked Salmon Niçoise Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 300 g baby red potatoes, halved; 4 tbsp olive oil, divided; 1/2 tsp salt, divided; 400 g green beans, trimmed; 2 tsp lemon zest; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsbp Dijon mustard; 2 tsp honey; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 2 tbsp coarsely chopped tarragon, (optional); 6 radishes, quartered; 2 hot-smoked salmon fillets, each about 125 g; 1/3 cup niçoise or kalamata olives, pitted and halved; 4 soft-or hard-boiled eggs, halved; 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

Prep Time15 min
Total Time55 min
Makes4 servings

By Chatelaine

A blue plate with hard boiled eggs, green beans, olives, tomatoes on a blue table.

(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo and Aimee Nishitoba; Photography by Erik Putz and Christie Vuong; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Madeleine Johari)

Put a delicious twist on this traditional French salad by swapping tuna for smoky salmon.

Ingredients

300 g baby red potatoes, halved
4 tbsp olive oil, divided
1/2 tsp salt, divided
400 g green beans, trimmed
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsbp Dijon mustard
2 tsp honey
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 tbsp coarsely chopped tarragon, (optional)
6 radishes, quartered
2 hot-smoked salmon fillets, each about 125 g
1/3 cup niçoise or kalamata olives, pitted and halved
4 soft-or hard-boiled eggs, halved
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

Instructions

Position rack in centre of oven and preheat to 425F.
Toss potatoes with 1 tbsp olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt on a baking sheet. Arrange cut-side down and roast for 15 min.
Push potatoes to side of sheet. Add green beans. Continue roasting until golden-brown, about 15 min more.
Whisk lemon zest and juice with Dijon, honey, shallot and 3 tbsp oil and 1/4 tsp salt in a bowl. Whisk in tarragon.
Toss green beans in a bowl with half of dressing. Arrange on a platter. Add potatoes to same bowl and toss with 2 tbsp dressing. Arrange beside beans. Toss radishes with 1 tbsp dressing and add to platter. Arrange salmon, olives, eggs and tomatoes on platter. Season with pepper.

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