3 classic salad nicoise Recipes

green beans (trimmed & halved ), mixed salad leaves, cucumber (thinly sliced ), ripe tomatoes (quartered ), canned anchovies (drained ) - optional, eggs (hard-boiled & quartered or poached ), tuna in brine, salt & ground black pepper, black olives - optional, dressing, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves (crushed ), white wine vinegar

wine vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic cloves, finely minced, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh herbs, your choice, new potatoes (skins left on ), green beans (fresh, ends trimmed ), head boston lettuce, albacore tuna, ripe tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, quartered, scallions, rinsed and trimmed, cured black olives, anchovy fillets, drained, fresh basil leaves