Nicoise Salad

Name: Nicoise Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tins tuna in olive oil, drained; 4 eggs, soft-boiled and halved; 200g green beans, blanched; 200g cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 cup Nicoise or Kalamata olives; 8 anchovy fillets; 1 head butter lettuce, torn; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; salt and pepper to taste

A classic French-American tuna salad with eggs, olives, green beans and an anchovy dressing. Arranging the components separately across the plate rather than tossing everything together is what keeps each ingredient distinct, true to the traditional composed salad style.

Total time

15 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

0 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

4 tinstuna in olive oil, drained

4eggs, soft-boiled and halved

200ggreen beans, blanched

200gcherry tomatoes, halved

1 cupNicoise or Kalamata olives

8anchovy fillets

1 headbutter lettuce, torn

3 tbspextra-virgin olive oil

2 tbspred wine vinegar

1 tspDijon mustard

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Whisk olive oil, vinegar and mustard for dressing.

Arrange lettuce on plates.

Top with tuna, eggs, green beans, tomatoes, olives and anchovies.

Drizzle with dressing.

Season and serve.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

205

Protein

10g

Fat

16g

Carbs

5.9g

Fiber

2.3g

Sodium

385mg

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