Nicoise salad (nicoise: olive species) - salad with tuna, olives, tomato, potato og eggs
Prep 20 min Total 40 min
Nicoise is one of the great classics that you can still order at cafes and restaurants around the world. A real lunch salad that satiates very well. Nicoise is also an olive variety.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_5v1zuwt8sNicoise Salad (Nicoise: black olives)
Ingredients
- 4-8 (depending on size) potatoes in slices, small, cooked
- 4 eggs, hard boiled, in wedges.
- 7 oz (200 g) green beans, cooked, in 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces (canned is fine)
- 4 tomatoes, in wedges, deseeded
- 1 small onion, in thin slices
- 3½ oz (100 g) olives, Nicoise or other black sort
- 200-400 g tuna, cooked (typically from canned oil)
- 50-100 g anchovy, in small pieces
- ½ cup (1 dl) vinaigrette with a little mustard and mild herbs (eg parsley, chives, estragon, carrots)
Directions
Boil the potatoes and eggs. Boil the beans about 5 minutes if they are not out of a can. Let it cool off.
Cut. Serve. Dress.
Notes
Vinaigrette : dressing made with 1 part vinegar / 3 parts oil. You can use lemon instead of vinegar. Salt and pepper. Use plenty of salt.
Potatoes : Use the finest and most waxy sort you can find. As a rule, the small varieties used for caramelized potatoes or asparagus potatoes.
Nicoise salad © kvalifood.com
Ok it IS a lot of ingredients, but it satiates © kvalifood.com
Ingredients cooked and sliced © kvalifood.com
4 café classics with tuna ready for serving © kvalifood.com
See Also
Andalouse (Andalusian) - salad with rice, tomato and peppers
Américaine (American) - salad with potato, egg and tomato
Archiduc (Grand Duke) - salad with beetroot, potatoes and lettuce salad
Bagration (General from Napoleonic era) - Lettuce with pasta, tomato, egg, chicken and heart of artichoke
Augustin (famous theologian) - salad with green beans, peas, egg and tomato
