Classic Salade Nicoise

Name: Classic Salade Nicoise
Ingredients: 2 large, ripe tomatoes; salt; 1 clove garlic, peeled and halved; 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced; 2 spring onions, or 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 1/2 cup (90g) peeled fava beans; 1/3 cup (55g) small black olives, preferably Niçoise olives, pitted or unpitted; 1/2 head of lettuce, torn or shredded; 3 hard-cooked eggs; 6 tablespoons (90ml) extra-virgin olive oil or French vinaigrette; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or flat-leaf parsley; freshly ground black pepper; 3-4 anchovy filets, cut into thin strips lengthwise, or a 6 ounces (180g) tin of tuna