Nicoise Salad Recipe
A family-sized classic Nicoise entree salad with tuna, green beans, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and marinated vegetables with a mustard herb vinaigrette.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 586kcal
Ingredients
For the Vinaigrette
- ⅓ cup lemon juice or red wine vinegar
- ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup shallot (finely chopped)
- 2 TBSP fresh basil (finely chopped)
- 2 tsp fresh tarragon (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
For the Salad
- 1 small red onion
- 4 radishes
- 1 small cucumber
- 1 lb baby red potatoes or fingerling potatoes
- ½ lb green beans (trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces)
- 2 medium heads Boston lettuce or butter lettuce
- 3 cans oil-packed tuna
- 6 hard boiled eggs (peeled and quartered lengthwise)
- 3 small tomatoes (cored and cut into wedges)
- ¼ cup Nicoise olives (or other olive)
- 4 anchovies (optional)
Instructions
For Vinaigrette
- In a jar, combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette, and shake or whisk to mix.
For the Salad
- Thinly slice the onion, radishes, and cucumber and place in a small bowl.
- Pour ¼ cup of the vinaigrette over them, stir, and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Boil the potatoes for about 10 minutes or until tender.
- Remove from the water, reserving the water for the beans.
- Allow the potatoes to cool slightly until they can be handled and then cut them into quarters and place them in a medium size bowl.
- Drizzle the potatoes with another ¼ cup of the vinaigrette, stir gently to combine, and set aside.
- Add the green beans to the same boiling water as the potatoes and boil for about 5 minutes or until tender, but not too soft.
- Remove and rinse in cold water.
- Rinse the lettuce leaves and gently tear into pieces.
- Arrange the lettuce on a serving platter.
- Drain the tuna and place it in the center of the lettuce.
- Place the onions/cucumber/radish mixture next to the tuna.
- Arrange the potatoes, green beans, eggs, tomatoes, olives, and anchovies if using, around the center.
- Drizzle everything with the remaining vinaigrette and serve immediately.
Notes
If you can’t find Nicoise olives, you can sub kalamata olives. The flavor is different but still delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 586kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 216mg | Sodium: 914mg | Potassium: 936mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 970IU | Vitamin C: 31.8mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2.7mg