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Quick Nicoise Style Salad
5 from 20 votes

Quick Nicoise Style Salad

Quick Nicoise Style Salad layers mixed salad leaves, canned tuna in oil, quartered boiled eggs, sliced avocado, vine-ripened tomato segments, and pitted kalamata olives. A creamy dressing made from mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, garlic, lemon juice, and chives ties the elements together. The combination provides varied textures and flavors for a refreshing, satisfying salad often accompanied by crusty bread.

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

  • 1 mixed salad leaves washed, head
  • 2 tuna in oil drained, canned
  • 4 egg boiled & quartered, free range
  • 2 avocado sliced into eighths
  • 4 tomatoes cut into segments, vine ripened
  • 24 kalamata olives pitted
  • For Quick Creamy Salad Dressing:
  • 125 ml mayonnaise reduced or full fat
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 to 2 garlic crushed, cloves
  • 2 ½ tsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 3 tbsp water
  • chives snipped, to taste
  • salt
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • GARNISH:
  • chive flower petals optional

Instructions

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  1. First whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, chives and water. Season to taste.
  2. Next arrange the salad leaves over 4 plates.
  3. Then arrange the rest of the ingredients on top of the leaves finishing with the olives.
  4. Dress with the Quick Creamy Salad Dressing and serve with warm crusty wholemeal baguette or garlic bread.

Notes

  • Leftover cooked new potatoes can be added to enhance the salad's texture and substance.