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Niçoise Salad

A refreshing salad for the summer that comes from France, filled with tuna chunks, har boiled eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, green beens, olives and capers. Serve it with mustard, lemon juice and olive oil making for a delicious main course.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Brunch, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Week night meals
Cuisine French
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Cooking pots
  • Grater
  • Mixing bowls
  • Tongs
  • Serving platter

Ingredients
  

Salad -

  • 10 pcs baby potatoes halved
  • 1 cup green beans ends removed
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes some halved and others left whole
  • 1/4 cup herbed olives
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 4 hard boiled eggs
  • 1 can tuna water/oil drained
  • 1 baby lettuce head quartered
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp flakey sea salt

Mustard sauce -

  • 1/4 cup grainy mustard
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 garlic minced
  • 1/2 shallot finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • We start by cutting each potato in half and placing them in room temperature water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Let them cook for 8-10 minutes until soft.
  • Remove the potatoes from the water add the eggs and cook for 6-8 minutes. I like my egg yolks jammy, you can cook them for 10 minutes to ensure they are hard boiled.
  • Half way through the cooking add the green beans and cook for 2-4 minutes or so until crunchy but not over cooked. I like my green beans to have some bite to it. Using tongs remove the green beans from the water and let it drain on kitchen towel.
  • Remove the eggs from the water and peel them. Cut into halves and set aside.
  • In a sauté pan on medium heat add a little oil and pan fry the boiled potatoes until golden. Season with salt and pepper, set aside. Open the can of tuna and drain out the oil/water.
  • Time to plate, in a platter add the potatoes, green beans, cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, boiled eggs and tuna chunks. Drizzle the top with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt flakes, add black pepper on the eggs.
  • In a small bowl add the grainy mustard, grate over the garlic, add lemon juice and finely chopped shallots, stir well and dollop on the side of the plate. Add the lettuce on the edge of the plate.
  • Serve it warm or cold with white wine or sparkling water.

Notes

  • Do not over cook the potatoes or else they will get mushy and it will be difficult to pan fry them later.
  • Do not over cook the green bean, they should have some bite to it.