Nicoise Salad

Name: Nicoise Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300g fresh tuna steaks; 4 large eggs, hard-boiled; 200g green beans, trimmed; 300g small potatoes, boiled; 200g cherry tomatoes, halved; 100g Nicoise olives; 4 anchovy fillets; 1 head butter lettuce; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon salt

⏱ Prep Time 30 minutes

📈 Difficulty Easy

👥 Servings

A composed salad from Nice featuring tuna, hard-boiled eggs, green beans, potatoes, olives, and anchovies on a bed of lettuce. It is a celebration of Provencal ingredients and Mediterranean sunshine.

Nutrition & Info

Protein 19.1g

Carbs 23.0g

Fat 22.3g

Protein Carbs Fat

Dietary

gluten-free

Ingredients

300g fresh tuna steaks
4 large eggs, hard-boiled
200g green beans, trimmed
300g small potatoes, boiled
200g cherry tomatoes, halved
100g Nicoise olives
4 anchovy fillets
1 head butter lettuce
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1
Boil the small potatoes until just tender and the green beans until crisp-tender, then shock the beans in ice water to preserve their bright green color.
2
Sear the tuna steaks in a hot skillet with olive oil for two minutes per side so they remain pink in the center, then slice them into thick strips.
3
Prepare the vinaigrette by whisking together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper until emulsified and smooth.
4
Arrange the butter lettuce leaves on a large platter and artfully compose the salad by placing the tuna, eggs, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, olives, and anchovies in separate sections.
5
Drizzle the vinaigrette over the entire composed salad just before serving and let each guest combine the components on their own plate.

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Did You Know?

Purists in Nice insist that a true salade Nicoise should never contain cooked vegetables — the original version used only raw vegetables, tuna, and olive oil.