Salad NiçOise

• 6 2/3 cups small potatoes
• 9/16 pound green beans
• 4 eggs
• 13/16 cup cherry tomatoes halved
• 5 1/3 cups romaine lettuce
• 1 3/4 cups artichoke hearts drained and halved
• 2 shallots peeled and finely chopped
• 6 1/3 ounces tuna in brine, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar light
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 3/4 ounces pitted black olives cut into rings
• 6 anchovy fillets drained and cut in half
• 4 stems basil for garnish

1. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for about 20 mins. Cook the beans in boiling salted water for about 8 mins. Drain the beans and plunge into cold water. Drain the potatoes, plunge in cold water, then peel and cut coarsely into pieces.
2. Hard boil the eggs. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring water to a boil over medium heat. Once the water reaches a boil, remove from the heat. Let eggs sit in hot water for 12 minutes, drain then run under cold water. Peel and cut into quarters.
3. Mix the mustard, vinegar and shallots, and season to taste. Whisk in the olive oil then toss with the potatoes, beans, eggs, tomatoes, lettuce, artichoke hearts, tuna, olives and anchovies. Serve garnished with basil.

potatoes, green beans, eggs, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, shallots, brine, mustard, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, black olives, anchovy, basil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Salad-Nicoise-1409369 (may not work)