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salad nicoise

Salade Niçoise Recipe

Judith Coates
It is a lovely refreshing salad ideal for a starter, a light summer lunch with crispy bread, or just as a snack with drinks for entertaining.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine French
Servings 4

Ingredients

Main Body Of The Salad

  • 1 crisp lettuce heart
  • 1 cup cooked French beans
  • ½ cup tuna
  • ¼ cup small black olives
  • ⅛ cup stuffed green olives optional
  • Thin strips of de-seeded green pepper
  • 8 anchovy fillets or shrimp
  • A few thin onion rings optional
  • 1½ cup firm tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs quartered
  • 2 cup potatoes boiled or roasted ahead of time
  • ½ yellow beans
  • ½ cup hot peppers or bell peppers
  • ¼ cup green onions
  • 2 cup leaf lettuce
  • ⅛ cup chives
  • ¼ cup parsley
  • your favorite herbs to sprinkle around
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped to sprinkle around
  • grated black pepper

Nicoise Salad Dressing (Sauce Nicoise)

To the basic mayonnaise recipe, add:

  • 1 tablespoon of thick Tomato Coulis this is best made from fresh tomatoes
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon
  • 1 cup mayonnaise

Instructions
 

  • Hard boil the eggs ahead of time to give them a chance to cool down. (Warm eggs and lettuce do not go together well. ;-))
  • Place half the vinaigrette dressing in a shallow bowl and in this toss, the lettuce leaves together with the beans.
  • Arrange small pieces of the tuna along with the other ingredients, black and green olives, peppers, anchovy fillets, and onions on the top of the lettuce.
  • Place the tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs on the top around the bowl.
  • Sprinkle with the remainder of the vinaigrette dressing.

Notes

  • Substitute ingredients that may be too hot or spicy with ones you prefer. For instance, swap the anchovies for shrimp and hot peppers for bell peppers.
  • Begin by cooking the ingredients first while you prep the others. The cooked ingredients should be cold before adding to the salad.
  • The sauce is a fabulous addition to just about anything!

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Nutrition

Calories: 588kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 14gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 26gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 129mgSodium: 657mgPotassium: 1009mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4001IUVitamin C: 68mgCalcium: 108mgIron: 4mg
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