Niçoise Salad
User Reviews
3.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
491 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
French
Niçoise Salad
Description
The Niçoise Salad combines a base of crisp lettuce with fresh tarragon and dill herbs scattered on top, lending an aromatic herbaceous note. Components include white beans tossed lightly with dressing and dill, cooked baby purple potatoes, thinly sliced cucumber, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, radishes, French green beans, hard-cooked eggs cut in halves, bird’s beak peppers, black olives, and canned tuna in olive oil capped by briny capers. Each element is arranged thoughtfully around the serving platter to present a variety of colors and textures.
The salad dressing is a vinaigrette made from extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, smooth mustard, and yellow mustard seeds, seasoned with freshly cracked black pepper and salt. This dressing imparts a fresh, tangy, and slightly piquant flavor that complements the mix of vegetables and seafood. The salad is served drizzled with dressing just before eating to maintain freshness and texture.
Preparation allows some flexibility with ingredient quantities and optional additions such as anchovies, artichokes, or marinated cheeses based on preference. The dish works well as a complete meal or a refreshing centerpiece among lighter fare. It is best assembled shortly before serving to keep the ingredients crisp and vibrant.
Ingredients
- 1 lettuce your choice, rinsed, dried, and chopped, small head, crisp
- 3 Tbsp tarragon fresh leaves
- 3 Tbsp dill chopped, fresh
- 1 cup White beans either navy or cannellini, drained and rinsed
- 1 cucumber thinly sliced, Persian
- baby carrots raw, handful
- 1 cup Baby Purple potatoes cooked and halved
- 1 cup cherry tomato halved, yellow
- baby radishes about 6
- green beans preferably French, lightly steamed, handful
- 2-3 egg halved, hard cooked
- 1/3 cup Bird Beak peppers
- 1/3 cup black olives your choice, I used oil cured
- 6 ounces tuna canned in olive oil
- 2 Tbsp capers
dressing
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- lemon juice of 1 large
- 1 Tbsp mustard
- 1 Tbsp yellow mustard seeds
- salt fresh cracked, to taste
- black pepper fresh cracked, to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together the dressing ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add more lemon juice if you like.
- Put the lettuce in a wide shallow salad bowl or platter and arrange the tarragon leaves over the lettuce.
- Toss the beans with a little of the dressing, and some of the fresh dill. Pile the beans into a heap on the edge of the salad, leaving the center free for the tuna.
- Arrange the cucumber slices and carrots in little piles next to the beans.
- Toss the potatoes with a little of the dressing and dill, and add them to the salad. Arrange the tomatoes, radishes, green beans, eggs, peppers, and olives in a similar manner all around the edge of the platter.
- Put the tuna in the center of the salad and top with the capers. Scatter the fresh dill over all.
- Drizzle with the dressing just before serving. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- Ingredient amounts are flexible; arrange the salad as you prefer for both aesthetics and flavor balance.
- Additional items like anchovies, asparagus, marinated mushrooms, or cheeses can be included based on taste.
- Use fresh herbs such as dill and tarragon to enhance the salad’s aromatic profile.
- Toss beans and potatoes lightly with dressing to integrate flavors without overwhelming texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 491 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 491kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 501mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 1078mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 6420IU | 128% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 186mg | 19% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
3.7
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