Grilled Tuna Nicoise Salad
- 13 cup balsamic vinegar
- 14 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
- 12 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 lb fresh tuna steak, cut 1-inch thick
- 1 12 lbs red potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 8 ounces green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cups sliced romaine lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 12 cup pitted kalamata olive
- 14 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2 large hard-boiled eggs, cut into wedges
- 2 teaspoons snipped fresh tarragon
- In a screw-top jar combine balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar, the 1/4 cup olive oil, the mustard, and garlic; cover and shake well.
- Season to taste with sugar, salt, and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Place fish in a shallow dish; set aside.
- Pour 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette over fish, turning to coat.
- Cover and marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes, turning fish once.
- Drain fish, discarding marinade.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan cook potatoes in a small amount of boiling salted water for 10 minutes, adding green beans for the last 3 minutes of cooking.
- Drain and cool slightly.
- Place potatoes and beans in a bowl and toss with olive oil.
- Spread vegetables in a single layer in a grill basket.
- Lightly grease the rack of a gas grill.
- Preheat grill.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Place fish and basket of vegetables on the grill rack directly over heat.
- Cover and grill until fish just flakes easily when tested with a fork and vegetables are tender, turning once halfway through grilling.
- (Allow 8 to 12 minutes for fish and about 10 minutes for vegetables.)
- Remove from grill.
- Cut fish diagonally into 1/4-inch slices.
- In a large bowl toss together romaine, cherry tomatoes, olives, and red onion.
- Divide among 4 dinner plates.
- Arrange the fish, potatoes, beans, and eggs on top of romaine mixture.
- Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette.
- Sprinkle with tarragon.
balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, garlic, tuna, red potatoes, green beans, olive oil, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, olive, red onion, eggs, tarragon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-tuna-nicoise-salad-171958 (may not work)