Salade Nicoise
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: French
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Serves: 2
 
Enjoy this light and healthy main course salad packed with lean protein and vegetables
Ingredients
Salad
  • 1 lb. fingerling potatoes
  • 1 lb green beans (preferably haricots verts)
  • 2 cans tuna packed in water, drained
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
  • 8 oz Kalamata olives, pitted
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 English or hothouse cucumber, sliced
Dressing
  • 1 TB coarse-grained mustard
  • 2 TB freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 TB minced fresh dill
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold, salted water.
  2. Bring potatoes to a boil, turn down heat and simmer, partially covered, until tender, about ten minutes. Drain.
  3. Meanwhile, bring another saucepan of water to a boil. Add green beans and blanch for three minutes. Drain and plunge immediately into ice water to stop the cooking. Drain and allow to dry.
  4. Arrange potatoes, green beans, tuna, eggs, olives, tomatoes and cucumber on a platter.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, lemon juice, shallot and dill. While stirring, slowly pour in the olive oil until emulsified.
  6. Pour the dressing over the salad and season well with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2015/01/16/new-years-resolution-dinner-nicoise-salad/