Vegetable Nicoise Salad

INGREDIENTS

For the vinaigrette:

1/3 cup

olive oil

//4 cup lemon juice

2 tsp

minced fresh oregano

2 tsp

minced fresh thyme

1 tsp

Dijon mustard

1 clove

garlic, minced

1/2 tsp

freshly ground pepper

1/4 tsp

salt

For the salad:

1 lb

small red potatoes, halved

1 lb

fresh asparagus, trimmed

1/2 lb

fresh green beans

1 can

kidney beans, drained and rinsed

large shallot, sliced thin

bunch romaine lettuce, cleaned and torn into large pieces

hard boiled eggs, cooled and quartered

1 can

quartered artichoke hearts, drained

1/2 cup

pitted Kalamata olives