French Vegetable Salad With Smoked Salmon

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A restaurant recipe i imitated at home. Simple, honest, delicious. The quantities are not of great importance -- i simply keep to the zaar format. If you don't feel like cutting the veggies into julienne strips, do it simpler.

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Steps

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Parboil the beans and carrots in a small pot in salted water for no longer than 1 - 2 minutes.

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Drain in a sieve under the cold-water tap , and pat dry.

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Mix the cider vinegar , castor sugar and mustard in a small bowl.

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With a whisk , gradually beat in the olive oil , and season with a pinch of salt.

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Put the lettuce leaves , torn up if too large , in a mixing bowl.

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Add the parboiled vegetables and the cucumber , and toss lightly.

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Then toss with just enough dressing to coat the leaves lightly.

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Divide among 4 plates.

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Top the salads with the salmon slices , each slice folded decoratively.

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Sprinkle with the chopped spring onions and grind over coarse black pepper.

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Add a lemon wedge to each plate.

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The leftover dressing can be passed around separately.

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Ingredients

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green beans, carrot, cucumber, cider vinegar, caster sugar, coarse grain mustard, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, lettuce, salmon, spring onion, lemon wedges