Vegan Salade Nicoise
 
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One of the dishes I remember eating regularly in my pre-vegan days is salade nicoise made with grilled salmon. Now that the fish eating days are behind me, this satisfying high fiber and still tasty replacement does the trick.
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Recipe Type: Salads
Cuisine: Vegan
Number Servings: 6 servings
What You Need
  • 1-1/2 pounds of new or baby red potatoes
  • 1 8 oz package of grape tomatoes
  • ½ pound young green beans [french haricot verts if you can find them)
  • ½ yellow bell pepper
  • ½ cup puy lentils [sub green lentils]
  • ½ cucumber
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 cup Kalamata seedless black olives
  • 1 8-10 oz jar of artichoke hearts in oil
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 small bunch of fresh basil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
How to Do It
  1. Heat up some salted water in a 3 quart pot, and 2 smaller ones.
  2. When the water is boiling cook potatoes in the large pot for 15-20 mins until tender. Cook lentils in one of the smaller saucepan for 10 mins until cooked. Cook green beans for 10 mins in the other smaller saucepan for 10 mins. Lentils and green beans should be cooked but still have a bite. When cooked drain each separately and leave to cool.
  3. In the meantime prepare the rest of the vegetables. Cut baby plum tomatoes in half. Cut yellow pepper and red onion in thin slices or a small dice. Cut artichoke hearts in quarters. Cut cucumber in medium dice.
  4. Place cooled lentils, potatoes and beans in a large salad bowl. Add tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, onion, olives and artichokes followed by finely chopped basil.
  5. Make vinaigrette in a separate bowl by mixing mustard, olive oil and vinegar until you have a thick dressing.
  6. Toss salad and dressing together. Season to taste.
  7. Leave covered in the fridge for two hours to overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Blacks Going Vegan! at http://blacksgoingvegan.com/unclog-your-arteries-and-control-blood-sugar-by-reducing-fat-intake/