Nicoise Salad
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A classic French Nicoise salad featuring fresh seared tuna, tender potatoes, green beans, hard-boiled eggs, and a zesty Dijon mustard dressing. It is a vibrant, healthy, and satisfying dish that can be served as a side or a main meal.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Boil the potatoes, green beans, and eggs until cooked, then set them aside to cool. → Chop the red onion and cherry tomatoes, then combine them in a bowl with potatoes, green beans, olives, and capers. → Whisk together Dijon mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper, and slowly stream in olive oil to create the vinaigrette. → Toss the vegetables with half of the dressing, then arrange on a serving plate lined with lettuce. → Sear the seasoned tuna fillet for 2 minutes on each side, slice it, and arrange on the salad along with halved eggs and the remaining dressing.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Boil the potatoes, green beans, and eggs until cooked, then set them aside to cool. → Chop the red onion and cherry tomatoes, then combine them in a bowl with potatoes, green beans, olives, and capers. → Whisk together Dijon mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper, and slowly stream in olive oil to create the vinaigrette. → Toss the vegetables with half of the dressing, then arrange on a serving plate lined with lettuce. → Sear the seasoned tuna fillet for 2 minutes on each side, slice it, and arrange on the salad along with halved eggs and the remaining dressing.
Introduction
A classic French Nicoise salad featuring fresh seared tuna, tender potatoes, green beans, hard-boiled eggs, and a zesty Dijon mustard dressing. It is a vibrant, healthy, and satisfying dish that can be served as a side or a main meal.
Step 1
Peel 4 medium potatoes and cut them into bite-sized chunks.
Step 2
Place the potato chunks in a large pot, cover with water, add 1 teaspoon of salt, bring to a boil, and cook until fork-tender. Drain and let them cool.
Step 3
Cook the green beans in boiling water until tender, then drain and set aside.
Step 4
Thinly slice 1/2 of a red onion, and cut 10-12 cherry tomatoes in half.
Step 5
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooled potatoes, cooked green beans, sliced red onion, halved cherry tomatoes, 40g of olives, and 1 tablespoon of capers.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
You can use either white wine or red wine vinegar depending on your preference.
For convenience, fresh tuna fillet can be substituted with high-quality canned tuna.
Make sure to pour the olive oil very slowly while whisking the dressing to ensure it emulsifies properly.
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