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nicoise salad recipe

Course Salad
Cuisine european, French, Mediterranean
Servings 2
Author Claudia Rinaldi | Gourmet Project

Ingredients

  • 1 medium potato
  • 1 handful of green beans
  • 1 egg
  • 8-10 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 handfuls of endive salad
  • 1 can of Italian tuna fillets in olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of mustard
  • 1 teaspoon of vinegar
  • 1 sprig of thyme
  • ½ shallot
  • 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Steam the potato (fork tender) and the green beans (until crisp-tender).
  2. Hard-boil the egg.
  3. Cut cherry tomatoes in four, season them with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt.
  4. Drain the tuna filets.
  5. Make the dressing: blend vinegar, olive oil, shallot, mustard, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste, until creamy.
  6. Peel and slice the egg in 4-5. Peel and coarsely dice the potato.
  7. Toss the potato with a tablespoon of the dressing.
  8. Assembly the salad: place endive as a base, add the green beans, the tomatoes, the egg, the tuna filets and the potato. Finally season with the remaining dressing.