Salade Niçoise Recipe
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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.
Ingredients
Main Body Of The Salad
- 1 crisp lettuce heart
- 1 cup 8oz cooked French beans
- ½ cup 4oz tuna
- ¼ cup 2oz small black olives
- A few stuffed green olives optional
- Thin strips of de-seeded green pepper
- 8 anchovy fillets
- A few thin onion rings optional
- 1½ cup 12oz firm tomatoes, quartered
- 2 hard-boiled eggs quartered
- potatoes boiled or roasted ahead of time
- yellow beans
- bell or hot peppers
- green onions
- leaf lettuce
- chives
- parsley
- your favorite herbs
- a sprinkling of finely chopped garlic
- trade the anchovy fillets for shrimp
- 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
- This sauce is a fabulous addition to just about anything!
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.
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Nutrition
Calories: 522.48kcalCarbohydrates: 55.64gProtein: 24.66gFat: 23.2gSaturated Fat: 4.28gCholesterol: 116.86mgSodium: 1070.29mgFiber: 10.25gSugar: 9.45g
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