5 from 24 votes
Canned Mackerel Recipe: Niçoise Salad
This Niçoise Salad features canned mackerel combined with Yukon Gold potatoes, green beans, leafy greens, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and optional anchovies. The salad is dressed with a Dijon vinaigrette, offering a balanced mix of textures—from tender potatoes and crisp beans to rich eggs and savory fish—creating a well-rounded flavor profile typical of this classic dish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
2
people
Calories:
674 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Salad
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 3 Yukon Gold potatoes or substitute 3-4 fingerling potatoes
- ½ leafy greens or Boston lettuce; whole head
- ⅓ pound green beans fresh; or substitute haricot verts (French green beans
- 2 egg hard-boiled
- 10 nicoise olives pitted or not; or sub Kalamata olives
- 2 anchovies whole or diced; optional
- 1 mackerel King Oscar Mediterranean Style Mackerel recommended, packed in oil; ~4oz can; drained
Dijon Vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ⅛ cup red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- sea salt pinch
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes, and boil 10-15 minutes, until potatoes are tender. (Time will depend on the size and age of the potatoes.)
- While potatoes boil, roughly chop the lettuce. Trim the pointed ends off the green beans. Cut boiled eggs in half.
- Remove potatoes with a slotted spoon, but do not drain the water.
- Add green beans to the boiling pot, and boil 2-3 minutes. Drain the beans, and rinse beans with icy cold water (or plunge into an ice water bath).
- Whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients.
- Next, assemble the salad. Make a bed of lettuce, and then top lettuce with potatoes, green beans, eggs, olives, anchovies, and mackerel. Arrange ingredients in rows or sections for a traditional salad, or toss them all together.
- Lightly dress the salad with the vinaigrette, and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Ingredients like potatoes and green beans can be prepared a day ahead to save time.
Nutrition Information
Calories
674kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
(125%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
215mg
(72%)
Sodium
979mg
(41%)
Potassium
1630mg
(35%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
7785IU
(156%)
Vitamin C
68mg
(76%)
Calcium
288mg
(29%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 674
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 674kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 72% |
| Sodium | 979mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 1630mg | 35% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 7785IU | 156% |
| Vitamin C | 68mg | 76% |
| Calcium | 288mg | 29% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.