3 classic 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

red-skinned potatoes, sliced 1/3 inch thick, kosher salt, dry white wine, haricots verts or thin green beans, trimmed, eggs, white wine vinegar, shallot, minced (about 2 tbsp), dijon mustard, chopped fresh thyme, freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, tomatoes or small cocktail , halved or quartered, head boston lettuce, leaves separated, radishes, trimmed and quartered, italian or spanish tuna packed in olive oil, drained, nicoise olives