Name: Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad
Ingredients: crisp Romain lettuce leaves; smoked salmon (flaked (get the kind that comes in a chunk, not thin slices)); canned artichoke hearts (quartered); canned white beans (drained and rinsed); fresh green beans (sliced and blanched in boiling water, then shocked in ice water); small new potatoes (cooked and then cooled and halved); jarred roasted red peppers (cut in strips); cherry tomatoes (halved); hard boiled eggs (halved or quartered); nicoise olives; capers (optional); lemon wedges; pesto dressing (see below); a large handful of basil leaves; 1 clove garlic (rough chopped); olive oil; salt and pepper; juice of 1 lemon