Cold Salad on a Hot Day

It was so hot yesterday I couldn't even think of eating until close to 8 pm. I did have enough energy to put a can of tuna (unfortunately, not the good Italian stuff) in the fridge to chill, and quickly slice some potatoes to boil.  It's a modified Salade Nicoise - without the HB egg, anchovies, and olives and radishes I usually put on the platter .

 To make:

lightly cook fresh beans from the garden - maybe 4 minutes. Drain and dress with tarragon vinaigrette, put in fridge to cool.

Slice up a fresh red pepper in strips. Chill.

Slice potatoes and cook til JUST tender. Drain and dress with vinaigrette and chill in fridge.

Drain tuna.

Other optionals: hard boiled eggs, sliced in half

Nicoise or other black olives

anchovies

trimmed radishes

quartered tomatoes

other fresh vegetables, trimmed and sliced

Diced cold meats

Tarrgon Vinaigrette:

3 T good olive oil

3 T red wine vinegar

salt and fresh pepper

one smushed garlic clove

1 T. dried or fresh tarragon