Nicoise Salad

A plate with green beans, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, olives, boiled potatoes, mixed greens, and a serving of tuna.

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This French-inspired Niçoise salad is light but filling, making it perfect for warm summer days. This is also a wonderful make-ahead meal because many of the components can be prepared in advance and assembled when you are ready to eat.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Cooling Vegetables15

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: French

Servings: person

Calories: 262kcal

Author: Sydney Dawes

Cost: $5.85-$6.75

Ingredients

1 each hard boiled egg
6 pods fresh green beans
3 each baby or fingerling potatoes
1 cup spring mix
3 each cherry tomatoes
6 each Kalamata olives (pitted)
3 ounces tuna, packed in olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon vinaigrette
artichoke hearts and capers optional but very tasty

Instructions

Start by boiling the egg and set aside to cool.
While the egg is cooking and cooling, boil the potatoes in salted water, to fork tender, about 12 minutes A couple of minutes before they are done, drop in the green beans to cook for 3-4 minutes.
Remove potatoes and green beans from the pot and set aside to cool, about 10-15 minutes is normally enough time. You can plunge the green beans into an ice bath, but I generally skip this step to save time.
Place the spring mix on a plate and arrange the potatoes, green beans, olives, egg, and tuna. Drizzle with dressing and serve.

Notes

I used a bottled dressing in the recipe to make it simpler and quicker. If you want to make your own, my Dijon Vinaigrette works really well and can be made a day ahead.
Leftover grilled salmon is a good substitute for tuna.
Assemble right before serving.

Artichoke hearts and capers are optional. I did not include in the official recipe because you may not want to buy a jars of each to complete the recipe. if you have other used for remaining artichoke and capers, I highly recommend adding them.

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