Salade Niçoise with Tuna
French salad with tuna, eggs and vegetables gives a light, filling and colorful dish that works well when you want something fresh. This recipe for Salade Niçoi…
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Instructions
Boil the potatoes until tender and let them cool.
Boil the eggs for 6 to 8 minutes, depending on how firm you want them. Cool, peel and cut into wedges.
Blanch the green beans quickly in boiling water and cool them.
Cut tomatoes, cucumber and red onion into pieces or slices.
Stir together olive oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, finely chopped garlic and sugar into a vinaigrette.
Heat a frying pan with one tablespoon of the olive oil from the vinaigrette.
Sear the tuna for about 20 seconds on each side, so it gets a browned surface and stays pink in the center.
Cut the tuna into slices.
Arrange gem lettuce, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, olives, capers, eggs and tuna on a platter.
Drizzle over the vinaigrette just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
Energi ca. 202 kcal
Protein 11.0 g
Fett 13.5 g
Karbohydrater 10.6 g
Fiber 5.0 g
Sukker 4.4 g
Salt 1.0 g
Tips & tricks
Arrange the salad on a platter in clear sections if serving guests. It looks neater, and each person can take the parts they like best.
Did you know?
Salade Niçoise is a classic French salad where eggs, potatoes, beans, olives and tuna create a filling but fresh whole. Quickly seared tuna makes the dish more elegant than a canned version, while the vinaigrette brings the vegetables together with acidity and richness.
