Salade Niçoise with tuna, egg, green beans, tomatoes, olives and anchovies
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Salade Niçoise

This Salade Niçoise recipe combines crisp vegetables, boiled eggs, tuna, olives, anchovies and herbs. Potatoes are possible depending on the variety, but the ingredients are not mixed heavily.

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Total time 30 min
Calories 460 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

Salade Niçoise with tuna, egg and olives

Salade Niçoise should remain fresh and clear. Beans are only blanched to bite, eggs are boiled waxy or hard and the dressing is used sparingly. The ingredients are prepared, not stirred into a heavy salad.

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Recipe

Salade Niçoise

Salade Niçoise is a southern French salad with tomatoes, green beans, egg, tuna, olives, anchovies and a clear dijon vinaigrette.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Cook beans and eggs

    Blanch green beans and chill out. Cook eggs waxy or hard.

  2. 2

    Vinaigrette stir

    Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon-mustard, salt and pepper into a clear vinaigrette.

  3. 3

    Prepare vegetables

    Cut tomatoes, cucumber and red onion. Pick herbs.

  4. 4

    Lettuce

    Place beans, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, tuna, eggs, olives and anchovies on a plate.

  5. 5

    Add dressing

    Add Vinaigrette sparingly and serve with basil. Do not mix heavily.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Salade Niçoise

Deterrent Beans

Coldly deterred beans remain green and bite-resistant.

Dressing economical

Salade Niçoise should stay fresh. Too much dressing makes her heavy.

Arrange instead of mix

The ingredients are visibly prepared on a plate and only slightly drizzled.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Boiled small potatoes make the salad more filling. They are common depending on the variant.

Short-fried tuna makes the salad more noble. Inside it can remain still slightly pink.

Nutrition per serving

460kcal
18.0 gCarbohydrates
30.0 gProtein
30.0 gFat

Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Salade Niçoise

Typical are tomatoes, green beans, egg, tuna, olives, anchovies, onion and a clear vinaigrette.

Yes, high quality tuna made of glass or can is suitable for everyday use and fits well.

There are variants with and without potatoes. For a filling version small boiled potatoes fit well.

Individual ingredients yes, but prepare and add dressing just before serving.

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