Rolland - The true Nicoise salad

The true Nicoise salad

To serve with: Château de Rolland Bordeaux blanc sec

Ingredients :

1 small salad
6 tomatoes
150 gr (5.25 oz) green beans
1 cucumber
1 green pepper
2 small artichokes (not necessary)
3 hard-boiled eggs
3 small onions
100 gr (3.5 oz) thuna fish in pieces
8 anchovy fillets
1 bouquet of basil
25 small black olives
1 garlic clove
vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper

Recipe:

Boil the eggs for 10 mins. Chop the tomatoes into wadges, peel and cut the cucumber in thin slices.

Put the anchovy fillets, remove the peps and mince the green pepper in thin slices, snip the top and tails off the green beans and cut the onions in slices.

(Cut the artichokes in 4 pieces and remove the leaves) chop the eggs in slices.

Brush the inner edges of a salad bowl with the garlic cut in two and add all the ingredients. Make a salad dressing with 6 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar, the chopped basil, salt and pepper.

Pour in the bowl, mix it and serve it cool with CHATEAU DE ROLLAND BORDEAUX BLANC SEC.