Classic Salade Nicoise

Ingredients

• 1/2 head of lettuce, torn or shreddedTBD
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or flat-leaf parsleyTBD
• 3-4 anchovy filets, cut into thin strips lengthwise, or a 6 ounces (180g) tin of tunaTBD
• 2 large, ripe tomatoesTBD
• 6 tablespoons (90ml) extra-virgin olive oil or french vinaigretteTBD
• 1/3 cup (55g) small black olives, preferably niçoise olives, pitted or unpittedTBD
• 1/2 cup (90g) peeled fava beansTBD
• freshly ground black pepperTBD
• 2 spring onions, or 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly slicedTBD
• 3 hard-cooked eggsHIGH
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and halvedTBD
• 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and slicedTBD
• saltTBD