Raymond Blanc served up assiette de crudites (fresh summer salad with boiled eggs and vegetables) using Maman Blanc’s recipe on Simply Raymond Blanc.

The ingredients are: 400g beetroot, cooked and sliced, 150g French beans, topped and tailed, cooked for 4 minutes and refreshed in ice water, drained, 150g cucumber, peeled and finely sliced, 400g celeriac, peeled, grated and mixed with 30g lemon juice, 2 large carrots, peeled and grated, 4 Marmande tomatoes, roughly cut into 3cm pieces, 4 banana shallots, finely chopped and 1 large Ice queen/Reine De Glace lettuce, washed 4 eggs, medium free range, boiled for 10 minutes, peeled and halved.

For the dressing: 40g Dijon mustard, 25ml white wine vinegar, 40ml warm water, 150ml groundnut oil, ½ banana shallot, finely diced (optional), Sea salt and Black pepper, freshly ground.

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