Niçoise salad with red mullet

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• 100 g potatoes
• salt

• colander
• cutting board
• small sauce pan
• knife

Par boil potatoes in salted water for approx. 20 - 30 min., according to size. Afterwards drain, leave to cool and quarter.

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• 100 g green beans

• colander
• cutting board
• small sauce pan
• knife

Meanwhile, slice the ends off green beans and blanch them in another small sauce pan.

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• 1 Romaine lettuce
• ½ cucumber
• 50 g black olives
• 1 red onion
• 50 g dried tomatoes
• 1 red pepper

• salad spinner
• cutting board
• knife

Now wash and dry Romaine lettuce and cut into bite-size pieces. Cut cucumber into cubes and halve black olives. Slice dried tomatoes, red onion, and pepper into fine strips.

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• 1 clove garlic
• 1 anchovy fillet
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 100 ml olive oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt
• pepper

• tall jug
• hand blender

For the dressing, finely chop one garlic clove and one anchovy fillet. Place in tall jug and together with white wine vinegar, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, sugar, salt and pepper, puree the mixture with a hand blender. Finally, slowly stir in olive oil.

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• 2 eggs

• small sauce pan

In a small sauce pan cook eggs for approx. 6 - 7 min. until soft-boiled.

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• vegetable oil for frying
• salt
• pepper

• large coated frying pan
• cooking spoon

Brown potatoes, pepper, olives and dried tomatoes in a frying pan with vegetable oil for approx. 2 min. Then, add beans and continue to brown them along with the other ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and finally combine the mixture with lettuce, cucumber, and red onion in a large bowl.

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• 300 g red mullet fillets
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 sprig rosemary
• vegetable oil for frying
• salt

• spatula

Add some vegetable oil to the same pan and fry red mullet fillets skin side down, until crispy, adding salt to the exposed side. Crush a garlic clove and add to the pan with rosemary. Carefully turn the fillets after approx. 2 - 3 min., according to their size, and fry for a few additional minutes until cooked.

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• 2 anchovy fillets

• salad servers

Finally, mix vegetables with some of the dressing. Transfer onto two plates and place red mullet fillets on top to serve. Place cracked soft-boiled eggs with anchovies on the side. Enjoy this dish warm.

Enjoy your meal!