Nicoise Salad with Tuna, Potato and Egg (France)

This recipe for Salad Nicoise is from our frequent collaborator and food photographer Mary Devinat. Read more about Mary’s Salad Nicoise and all the other varieties of this traditional French salad in her write-up below. There must be as many Niçoise salads as there are Niçois! You can find a lot of variations. Some have anchovies, others don’t, sometimes, in restaurants, you can have rice or not. The original recipe is therefore difficult to find! However, this version is my favorite, it’s simple but tasty. The sauce brings a real plus with the shallots (I don’t know why but shallots are very French for me). I also prefer not to add rice, I think it’s lighter without it and you already have lots of flavors.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Servings: 4

Calories: 355

Ingredients

2 handful lettuce
4 medium potatoes
7 oz green beans
1 pint cherry tomatoes
10 black olives
2 eggs
1 - 5 oz can solid tuna
1 shallot
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp chopped parsley

Method

Cook the potatoes with the skin on in boiling water until cooked but still firm. Cook the beans in boiling water for 10 minutes. Finally, cook the eggs to make them hard, 11 minutes in boiling water.
Once the ingredients are cooked, run them under cold water. Peel the potatoes and cut them into bite sized pieces. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Place the potatoes, green beans, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, black olives and parsley in a large bowl. Top with tuna.
Chop the shallot. Place in a small bowl, add mustard, wine vinegar and olive oil. Whisk with a fork. Salt and pepper, to taste. Serve next to the salad or pour into the large bowl with the ingredients and mix.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 18gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 327mgPotassium: 1418mgFiber: 8gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1814IUVitamin C: 79mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 4mg