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Salad Nicoise
This salad is a specialty of southern region of Nice in France. Nicoise derived from the town of NICE.
This type of Salad is composed of raw vegetables.
Contrary to what is sometimes seen in restaurants, the classic Salad Ni?oise does not contain rice or cooked vegetables.
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Recipe for 4:
Have you ever had a Salade Ni?oise that did not include Tuna? Until recently, all the ones that I had ever ordered or had a recipe for included tuna and in most cases small, boiled potatoes.
Ingredients:
/2 lb / 250 g green beans
12 anchovy fillets or 2 thick slices of fresh tuna
3 medium potatoes, cooked and cut into chunks
2 tomatoes , cut into wedges
2 green bell peppers
2 hard cooked eggs, cut into wedges
10-12 black olives
Handful of capers
Salad DRESSING
3 tbsp lemon juice/ 2 lemons
1 1/2 tsp / 7 ml dijon mustard
1/2 tsp fresh or dried basil
1 chalote or 2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup / 125 ml olive oil
Salt
Pepper
To make the Dressing: Whisk the lemon juice, mustard and garlic cloves together with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Continue whisking while slowly pouring in the oil.
METHOD:
Brush fresh tuna with a little dressing then broil.
Combine all dressing ingredients; mix well.
In saucepan of boiling water, cook green beans until just tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and plunge into cold water; drain well.
Toss beans and potatoes with small amount of the dressing. Just before serving, mix beans, potatoes, tuna, peppers, capers, chalot, eggs and olives. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
Toss all the ingredients except the tomatoes into the bowl. Drain the tomatoes, re-salt lightly and add to salad. Refrigerate before serving.
This type of Salad is composed of raw vegetables.
Contrary to what is sometimes seen in restaurants, the classic Salad Ni?oise does not contain rice or cooked vegetables.
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Recipe for 4:
Have you ever had a Salade Ni?oise that did not include Tuna? Until recently, all the ones that I had ever ordered or had a recipe for included tuna and in most cases small, boiled potatoes.
Ingredients:
/2 lb / 250 g green beans
12 anchovy fillets or 2 thick slices of fresh tuna
3 medium potatoes, cooked and cut into chunks
2 tomatoes , cut into wedges
2 green bell peppers
2 hard cooked eggs, cut into wedges
10-12 black olives
Handful of capers
Salad DRESSING
3 tbsp lemon juice/ 2 lemons
1 1/2 tsp / 7 ml dijon mustard
1/2 tsp fresh or dried basil
1 chalote or 2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup / 125 ml olive oil
Salt
Pepper
To make the Dressing: Whisk the lemon juice, mustard and garlic cloves together with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Continue whisking while slowly pouring in the oil.
METHOD:
Brush fresh tuna with a little dressing then broil.
Combine all dressing ingredients; mix well.
In saucepan of boiling water, cook green beans until just tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and plunge into cold water; drain well.
Toss beans and potatoes with small amount of the dressing. Just before serving, mix beans, potatoes, tuna, peppers, capers, chalot, eggs and olives. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
Toss all the ingredients except the tomatoes into the bowl. Drain the tomatoes, re-salt lightly and add to salad. Refrigerate before serving.
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