Classic Niçoise Salad Recipe

A delectable salad of fresh vegetables, red potatoes, hard boiled eggs, Nicoise olives and tuna drizzled with an easy six ingredient mustard vinaigrette.

Course main meal salad

Cuisine French

Keyword nicoise salad dressing, nicoise salad recipe, salad nicoise recipe, tuna nicoise salad, what is nicoise salad

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Servings serving

Calories 470kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Mustard Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 clove minced garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried dill or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh

Nicoise Salad

4 large eggs
4-5 small Yukon Gold or red potatoes
8 ounces green beans
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes
1/2 cup sliced radishes
1/2 cup Nicoise or Kalamata olives
3 tablespoons capers
10 ounces white albacore tuna in water
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a medium bowl whisk the white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, and dill.
Fill a large saucepan with enough water to reach just below the bottom of a steamer basket. Bring the water to a boil, and carefully add the eggs to the steamer basket using a long-handled spoon or tongs. Cover the pot and steam for 13-15 minutes. Remove the eggs to icy cold water to stop the cooking process.
Fill the same pot with the potatoes, cool water to an inch over the potatoes, and a teaspoon of salt. Bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer just until the potatoes are almost completely fork-tender. Drop the green beans into the simmering water and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the potatoes and green beans to icy cold water to stop the cooking process.
Peel your eggs and slice them and the red potatoes in half. Arrange the eggs, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, radishes, olives, capers, and tuna on a large platter. Sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Drizzle with the mustard vinaigrette and serve promptly.

Notes

It is very helpful to cook the eggs, potatoes, and beans in advance..
You can also add all the dressing ingredients to a mason jar and shake to combine.
You can use any kind of green beans, but Haricots Verts (thin-style French green beans are by far the best) are the best.
You can use grilled fresh tuna steaks or good-quality canned tuna.
Feel free to add or swap with other goodies to make the salad unique to your taste preferences. For example, you could add cannelloni beans, garbanzo beans, artichoke hearts, cucumbers, anchovies, and red onions.

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