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Salade Nicoise (French Nicoise Salad)

Name: Salade Nicoise (French Nicoise Salad)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: green beans, trimmed 250 g; waxy potatoes 400 g; tinned tuna in oil 200 g; eggs 3 pieces; tomatoes, wedged 200 g; black olives 80 g; vinaigrette 80 ml; flat parsley 15 g; fine salt 10 g

Beans, potato, tuna and egg in a sharp vinaigrette.

45 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Nicoise salad was devised in Nice as a dish with no cooking at all, which is why everything in it is cooked elsewhere and dressed here. The vinegar dressing is sharp enough to keep the potatoes and beans behaving like a composed dish. It is arranged, not tossed, which some consider an error.

Ingredients

green beans, trimmed250 g
waxy potatoes400 g
tinned tuna in oil200 g
eggs3 pieces
tomatoes, wedged200 g
black olives80 g
vinaigrette80 ml
flat parsley15 g
fine salt10 g

Directions

1
Boil the potatoes in salted water 15 minutes, then cool and slice them.
2
Blanch the beans 6 minutes and refresh them in cold water.
3
Toss tuna, eggs, tomatoes and olives with the vinaigrette and parsley, then add potatoes and beans.

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