French Food Friday - Chicken Nicoise

Bonjour from a humid SW France,

Last week it was salmon niçoise, this week it is chicken niçoise.  The French do the best rotisserie chicken so it is going to be easy to prepare tonight's dinner.

 Chicken Niçoise

 INGREDIENTS

• 125g (4½oz) green beans
• 250g (9oz) leftover cooked chicken
• 1 romaine lettuce
• 12 good quality olives
• 4 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 3tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  
• 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
• Handful of fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• 4 eggs
• 1tbsp olive oil

METHOD

Cook the green beans in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, then drain and refresh under cold running water.

Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 8 minutes, then drain and leave under cold running water for 2 minutes. Peel away the shells and halve the eggs.

Tear the chicken and lettuce into chunky pieces and place in a bowl with the beans, eggs, olives and tomatoes, and mix together carefully. Whisk the oil, balsamic vinegar and mustard together and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Drizzle over the salad and mix gently together. Sprinkle over the parsley, and serve.

Bon appetit à tous ♥ 

Leeann x