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Nicoise Salad with Clementine Herbes de Provence Vinaigrette and Pickled Red Onions

Course Salad
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb red-skinned potatoes, quartered
  • 12 ounces haricots vert or small green beans, trimmed
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¼ cup champagne or white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp finely diced shallot
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp dried Herbes de Provence
  • 1 clementine, tangerine, or navel orange, zested
  • ½ cup fresh clementine, tangerine, or navel orange juice
  • ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cup Nicoise olives or pitted kalamata olives
  • ½ cup Maille brand French gherkins or sweet gherkins
  • Kosher or sea salt
  • Fresh cracked pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add potatoes to a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, and season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and until fork-tender, about 5-6 minutes. Drain and transfer to a medium bowl. Reserve the saucepan for eggs.
  • Next, bring a separate saucepan of salted water to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice water. Add the haricots verts to the boiling water and cook until crisp but tender, 3-4 minutes. Drain and put into the ice water to cool. Drain and pat dry.
  • Place the eggs in the reserved saucepan and cover with cold water about 1 inch over the eggs. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then cover. Remove from the heat and let stand for about 10 minutes. Drain and run under cold water. Peel under cold running water.
  • To make the dressing, combine vinegar, oil, zest, citrus juice, shallots, Herbes de Provence, mustard, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper in a Mason jar. Cover and shake until emulsified.
  • Season tomatoes with a pinch of salt and pepper and toss in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of dressing to the potatoes and toss. Quarter the hard-cooked eggs.