Salade Niҫoise

2.7 from 7 ratings

I love a good salade niҫoise because it's a little more meaty than a regular salad with delicious vegetables that really make it into a full meal!Recipe courtesy of Miami-based, award-winning cookbook author, nutritionist, and culinary instructor Robyn Webb, who's hosting this year's Wellness Week at Mexico's "Beyond All-Inclusive, Beyond All Compare" Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit.

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 pound good-quality tuna
2 tablespoon canola oil
7 small red potatoes, unpeeled
1/2 pound haricots vent
8 cup mixed greens
2 red peppers, roasted and sliced
3 tomatoes, cubed
1/2 cup black olives with pits
2 tablespoon capers
2 hardboiled eggs, slilced
salt and pepper to taste
vinaigrette dressing
3 tablespoon white or red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 shallot, minced
2 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

To prepare the tuna, sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron, on high heat. When the oil is very hot and lightly smoking, add the tuna. Sear on one side for 2 minutes, turn the tuna and sear about 1 minute. Remove from the skillet to a cutting board and let rest.
Add potatoes to a large pot and cover with water. Add a few teaspoons of salt. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 15 minutes until potatoes are cooked through. Bring another pot of water to boil and add the haricot vert, turn off the heat, let stand for 2 minutes. Drain and run cold water over the vegetable. Pat dry.
Add the greens to a platter or shallow wide bowl. Slice the tuna thinly. In rows, arrange the tuna, potatoes, haricots vert, olives, capers, tomatoes and egg.
To prepare the vinaigrette, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, shallots, garlic and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly in a thin stream, whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve.