On a long ago vacation in the South of France I came across a dish that I brought home with me and made it a standard. Salad Nicoise is one of the easiest and most appealing salads I know. Chef Jerry Pellegrino says, even though we can't always get those classic tiny nicoise olives, we do have everything we need right here. But one thing I thought you needed, isn't one of the classic ingredients: lettuce!