Nicoise Salad

Name: Nicoise Salad
Ingredients: lettuce leaf, of your own choice; 8 ounces green beans, cooked but still crunchy; 2 -3 hardboiled egg, quartered; 1 small red onion, cut in rings; 2 -3 tomatoes, skinned and in large chunks; 8 ounces canned tuna, drained and flaked; 1 crushed garlic clove; 1/3 cup olive, halved or left whole; salt & freshly ground black pepper; Dressing; 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon very finely chopped herbs, preferably a mix of parsley, chives and tarragon, approx; salt and pepper; Garnish; anchovy fillet, chopped if desired; quartered hardboiled egg; sardines, drained from a tin (optional); cucumber, sliced or chunks; 1 tablespoon chopped small caper

20 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

lettuce leaf, of your own choice
8 ounces green beans, cooked but still crunchy
2 -3 hardboiled egg, quartered
1 small red onion, cut in rings
2 -3 tomatoes, skinned and in large chunks
8 ounces canned tuna, drained and flaked
1 crushed garlic clove
1/3 cup olive, halved or left whole
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Dressing
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar
1 tablespoon very finely chopped herbs, preferably a mix of parsley, chives and tarragon, approx
salt and pepper
Garnish
anchovy fillet, chopped if desired
quartered hardboiled egg
sardines, drained from a tin (optional)
cucumber, sliced or chunks
1 tablespoon chopped small caper

Directions

1

Mix the oil and vinegar for the dressing, add salt, pepper and the herbs.
2

Toss together carefully, the dressing, beans, eggs (keep one for the garnish), onion, tomatoes, tuna, garlic and half of the olives; add salt and pepper to taste.
3

Pile in the center of the serving dish on top of the lettuce leaves, make it look as attractive as possible, finish the salad with the garnish ingredients.