Nicoise Salad Recipe — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced anchovies or anchovy paste
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
• 3 waxy potatoes ((about 3/4 pound; scrubbed and cut into 1-inch cubes))
• ½ pound haricot verts or thin green beans ((trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces))
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• 2 large heads butter or bibb lettuce ((torn into bite-sized pieces; about 8 cups))
• ½ red onion ((thinly sliced))
• 2 (6 ounce) cans or jars dark tuna in oil ((drained and flaked into chunks))
• 4 hard-cooked eggs ((quartered))
• ¾ cup pitted Nicoise olives ((or other oil-packed black olives))
• 1 roasted bell pepper ((jarred or homemade; thinly sliced))
• 2 tablespoons drained capers ((optional))
• 4 to 6 drained and rinsed anchovies ((optional))