Salade Nicoise Salad Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Bobbie Watts   Salade Nicoise Salad Recipe is full of flavor using potatoes, green beans, garlic, lettuce, tuna, onion, tomatoes, anchovy, olives and capers drizzled with olive oil, wine vinegar, dry mustard, chives and parsley to create this Salad Nicoise recipe. Food Category:    Salads Cuisine Origin:    French    Servings:8 Nutrition facts:458 calories20.0 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   20 Minutes Cook Time:   25 Minutes Total Time:   45 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 3 medium-sized cooked potatoes, sliced
• 1 package (9 ounces) frozen green beans, cooked
• 1 clove garlic, cut in half
• 1 small head Boston lettuce
• 2 cans (6 1/2 or 7 ounces each) tuna, drained
• 1 mild onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 2 ripe tomatoes, cut in wedges
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, quartered
• 1 can (2 ounces) rolled anchovy fillets, drained
• 3/4 cut pitted ripe olives
• 1 tablespoon capers
• Salad Dressing:
• 1/2 cup olive oil or salad oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• And Mixture Of:
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

DIRECTIONS

• In a jar or bottle, combine all salad dressing ingredients and shake vigorously to blend well. Pour enough salad dressing over warm potato slices and cooked beans (in separate bowls) to coat vegetables.
• Before serving, rub the inside of a large shallow salad bowl with the cut surface of the garlic. Line the bowl or a large serving platter with the lettuce. Unmold the tuna in center of bowl and separate into chunks.
• Arrange separate mounds of the potatoes, green beans, onion, tomatoes, and hard-cooked eggs in colorful grouping around the tuna. Garnish with anchovies, olives, and capers.
• Pour dressing over all before serving.

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