Ingredients

  • 5 new potatoes yellow-flesh tiny, or fingerling potatoes, 6 ounces, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 1 cup green beans cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon snipped
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 4 cups romaine lettuce chopped
  • 3 eggs hard-cooked, cut into wedges
  • 1/2 cup English cucumber chopped
  • 1/4 cup kalamata olives or pitted nicoise
  • 3 radishes thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons shallot thinly sliced, 1 medium

Method

  • In a covered medium saucepan cook potatoes and green beans in enough boiling water to cover for 5 to 8 minutes or until tender; drain. Immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking; drain again.
  • For vinaigrette, in a screw-top jar combine vinegar, oil, tarragon, honey, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake well.
  • In a large bowl combine potatoes, green beans, lettuce, eggs, cucumber, olives, radishes, and shallot. Add vinaigrette; toss gently to coat.
  • Nutrition Facts (French Chopped Salad) Per serving: 148 kcal cal., 10 g fat (2 g sat. fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 4 g monounsatured fat), 93 mg chol., 221 mg sodium, 11 g carb., 3 g fiber, 3 g sugar, 4 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet