Simple Nicoise Salad
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 cups mixed greens, washed and dried
- 1/2 cup green beans, fresh, cooked
- 2 plum tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cucumber seeded and chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced into rounds
- 1/2 cup black olives, pitted
- 1 cup boiled potatoes, sliced
- 1 can solid white Albacore tuna, drained
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced into quarters
- 4 anchovy filets
- 2 tablespoons capers
- In a small bowl, whisk mustard, olive oil and vinegar until smooth.
- Set aside.
- Heap the greens on a serving plate, then arrange green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives and potatoes individually around the outside.
- Add tuna on top.
- Place hard-boiled egg quarters and anchovies on either side and sprinkle salad with capers
- Drizzle mustard dressing over salad and serve immediately.
mustard, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, mixed greens, green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, black olives, potatoes, white albacore tuna, eggs, anchovy filets, capers
Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/simple-nicoise-salad-recipe/ (may not work)