Salmon Nicoise with Caper Vinaigrette

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Salmon Nicoise with Caper Vinaigrette

A little spin on a classic French salad... meet the Salmon Nicoise with a with Caper Vinaigrette!

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Ingredients

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For the Caper Vinaigrette

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons shallot, minced
  • 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

For the Salad

  • 6 cups market lettuce or little gem
  • 8 ounces small red potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 10 ounces haricot verts, trimmed
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 6 radishes thinly sliced
  • 4 eggs, hard boiled and cut in half
  • ¼ cup nicoise olives or castelvetrano

For the Salmon

  • 1 pound salmon cut into 4, 4-ounce filets
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
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Instructions

  1. Place the potatoes in a small pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool then cut in half and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar, salt and pepper.
  2. Fill a medium bowl with ice water and set aside. Heat 2 inches of water in a skillet to boiling, season with salt and blanch the haricots verts until just tender 1-2 minutes, remove from the boiling water and place in the ice bath to stop them from cooking and maintain the color.
  3. Toss the cut tomatoes with a little olive oil and salt and pepper. Combine all vinaigrette ingredients into a bowl and whisk to combine, or place into a mason jar and shake.
  4. Dry the salmon filets with a paper towel and sprinkle the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat a nonstick pan over high heat. Add the oil to the hot pan and cook the salmon flesh side down first  2-3 minutes until there’s a golden crust. Flip the salmon and continue to cook 2-3 minutes more. Remove the salmon and serve flaked over the salad.
  5. To build the salad, divide the lettuces between 4 plates, top each with a pile of potatoes, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes, sliced radishes, boiled eggs and olives. Top with flaked salmon and drizzle heavily with the caper vinaigrette

Notes

  • Nicoise is traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, Niçoise olives and tuna all dressed with olive oil and maybe a squeeze of lemon. Niçoise olives are NOT easy to find in my opinion so there’s an easy swap in this recipe.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 608kcal (30%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 33g (66%) Fat 44g (68%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Monounsaturated Fat 27g Trans Fat 0.02g Cholesterol 226mg (75%) Sodium 402mg (17%) Potassium 1334mg (38%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 1546IU (31%) Vitamin C 41mg (46%) Calcium 114mg (11%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 608 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 608kcal 30%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 33g 66%
Fat 44g 68%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Monounsaturated Fat 27g 135%
Trans Fat 0.02g 1%
Cholesterol 226mg 75%
Sodium 402mg 17%
Potassium 1334mg 28%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 1546IU 31%
Vitamin C 41mg 46%
Calcium 114mg 11%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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