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Nicoise

DIY Nicoise Dinner Salad

Crystal Martin

Ingredients
  

  • 6 oz. green beans blanched
  • 8 potatoes small; boiled
  • 1 cup olives
  • 2 cups mixed greens
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cucumbers masll; sliced
  • 4 eggs boiled
  • 6 oz. tuna in olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. chopped basil fresh

For the dressing:

  • 6 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 5 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. fresh chives
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp. salt

Instructions
 

  • Boil the small potatoes until cooked and blanch the green beans in boiling water for about two minutes. Set aside to dry and cool. Peel the cooked potatoes.
  • On a large serving dish arrange a bed using the greens.  Position the tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, eggs, cucumbers, olives, and tuna on the bed of greens.
  • Mix the salad dressing ingredients in a separate bowl.
  • Drizzle the platter ingredients with dressing and top with fresh basil. Serve with warm bread hunks, toast slices,  or dinner rolls.

Notes

*The vegetables can be substituted with other preferences such as peas, radishes, carrots, peppers, asparagus, avocados, etc. The tuna can be substituted with lean meat strips, cheese, or beans for vegetarians.