classic nicoise salad

Salad Nicoise is a quintessential French salad recipe that showcases everything you would want in a salad. Combining canned tuna, fresh tomatoes, green beans, eggs, potatoes and olives the flavours are delicious and satisfying. Big enough to be a meal but easily shared between friends.

Salad Niçoise (French Salad Recipe with Tuna)

g tuna (canned)

baby potato

eggs

g green beans

tomatoes (large)

oak lettuce

black olives

garlic

lemon (juiced)

olive oil (extra virgin)

Dijon mustard

salt (to taste)

pepper (to taste)

Boil cut potatoes until tender. Drain and let potatoes cool down.

Boil your eggs to your liking. Once done, remove eggs from water and peel them. Cut the eggs in half.

Trim beans and blanch in boiling water for approximately 3 minutes or until al dente. Place in cold water or ice bath to stop beans from cooking. Drain and pat dry for salad.

Cut tomatoes in half or quarters depending on size.

Wash lettuce leaves and pat dry.

Remove tuna from can and drain any excess liquids. Try to keep the tuna in large chunks if possible.

Salad

Add grated garlic, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil and salt and pepper to mason jar.

Shake well until fully combined.

Salad Dressing

Use large platter and place oak lettuce leaves on the bottom.

Then arrange other ingredients, including green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, canned tuna and hard boiled eggs, evenly on top.

Scatter olives on top of salad.

Season with salt and pepper.

Drizzle niçoise salad dressing to serve.

Assembly

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Salad Nicoise is a quintessential French salad recipe that showcases everything you would want in a salad. Combining canned tuna, fresh tomatoes, green beans, eggs, potatoes and olives the flavours are delicious and satisfying. Big enough to be a meal but easily shared between friends.

This is an easy salad recipe for midweek meals or weekend entertaining.

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