French green bean salad

A salad that doesn't feel like a salad!

2 ratings

30 minutes
Serves 4
3 of 5 a day

Nutrition: Per serving

Kcal280
Fat11g
Salt0.47g
Sugar9.1g

Recipe by: Mixer | Eat Move Learn cook

This is a yummy salad that doesn’t even taste like salad! It’s got lots of ingredients that add different flavours. The eggs and tuna give you protein – which is important for your body to grow and repair.

This recipe is from our Eat Move Learn programme helping kids to eat healthily and stay active.

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Ingredients

450g new potatoes, cut in half
2 eggs
115g green beans
6 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped in quarters
1 x 400g can artichoke hearts in water, halved
lettuce leaves, washed and torn
50g black olives
1 x 180g can tuna in spring water, drained

For the dressing:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic, finely diced
½ teaspoon dijon mustard
black pepper

Method

Put the halved potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Ask an adult to boil them for 15 minutes.
After 5 minutes, add the eggs to the pan. You want to boil the eggs for 10 minutes.
Once both are cooked, ask an adult to help you drain potatoes and eggs with a colander or sieve. Rinse them in cold water and leave to one side in a bowl.
Chop off each end of the green beans. This is called topping and tailing.
Ask an adult to boil the beans in a saucepan of water for 2–3 minutes then drain them in a colander.
In a large salad bowl, add the potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, artichokes, lettuce, and olives.
Remove the shell from the eggs. Then chop the egg into quarters and add it to the salad.
In a glass, mix the salad dressing ingredients using a fork. Then drizzle the dressing over the salad.
Use a fork to break up the tuna in the can add to your salad.