Nicoise Salad

                               Nicoise Salad

Nicoise salad is usually consists of olives, tomatoes, anchovies, tuna and green vegetable. It is full of protein, fiber and iron which is good for immune system and weight loss.

Preparation time-20 minutes

Cooking time-15 minutes

Serve – 5 portions

Ingredients                                                             Quantity

Washed potatoes, chats                                            250g

Green beans, trimmed                                               200g

Tomatoes, peeled                                                      4

Tinned tuna, flaked and drained                                110g

Wine vinegar                                                             110ml

Olive oil                                                                     200ml

Garlic, crushed                                                          4 cloves

Pepper and salt                                                         to taste

Black olives                                                               90g

Anchovy fillets                                                           5

Capers                                                                      30g

Butter lettuce, washed                                              5 leaves

Parsley, chopped                                                      25g

Method

1. Boil the potatoes in their skins in salted water, drain, and allow cooling. Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1.5 cm cubes.

2. Trim, blanch and refresh and drain the beans. Cut each peeled tomato into 8 wedges.

3. Make a garlic dressing using the olive oil, vinegar, pepper and salt. To serve, lay the washed lettuce on a platter, arrange a layer of potato. Then beans, tuna and finish with tomato wedges

4. Moisten with garlic dressing and dress with olives, capers and anchovy fillets, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

Note

The ingredients in the body of this salad can be mixed together or layered as a composed salad. The instructions below are for a composed salad.

Fresh seared tunas can be substituted for the tinned tuna if desired.

Some cooks like to add quartered hard boiled eggs to the recipe.