French · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Salade Niçoise
30 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore
A classic Provence-style salad, assembled in the common home version many people recognize.
Ingredients
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- 12 oz / 340 g small potatoes, halved
- 8 oz / 225 g green beans, trimmed
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cans / 10 oz total canned tuna, drained
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 cups mixed lettuce
- 1/3 cup black olives
- 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Let’s make it
- Boil the potatoes until tender, 12 to 15 minutes; boil the eggs for 10 minutes and cool. Blanch the green beans for 3 minutes, then drain.
- Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper to make a dressing.
- Arrange lettuce, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, olives, onion, tuna, and quartered eggs on a platter.
- Drizzle with dressing and serve chilled or room temperature.
For children, keep the dressing on the side and separate the ingredients on the plate.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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