DAY Recipe

This salad was inspired by a classic Salade Niçoise with its fresh
anchovies, potatoes and green beans, and one offered to me by Alice
Waters, owner of Chez Panisse, who comes to France every year to avail
herself of, among other things, the fine green beans of summer.

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(Green Salad with Roquefort Toasts)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS
for the toasts

twelve 1/3-inch-thick diagonal slices of french or italian bread

1/2 cup crumbled roquefort (about 2 ounces), softened

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

for the salad

1 tablespoon sherry [...]

Common brown lentils may be substituted for the lentils of Le Puy but they cook much more quickly- in about twelve minutes initially. In this recipe the carrots may be cooked separately in boiling salted water until tender for a brighter color. lentilles du Puy (French green lentils) are available at specialty foods shops [...]

Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS
1 12 1/2-ounce can tuna packed in water, well drained

1 6 1/8-ounce can tuna packed in water, well drained

3 tablespoons drained capers

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 1-pound soft french or italian bread loaves

6 tablespoons [...]

This version of the French classic has only raw vegetables.

6 Main-course servings.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup olive oil

1 cup chopped fresh basil or 2 tablespoons dried

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1 small head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size [...]