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Hi friends, it is a French cuisine, this super salad Niçoise is a composed salad of tomatoes, tuna, hard-boiled eggs and Niçoise olives dressed with a vinaigrette of beans, spuds, tomatoes and tuna is a sure-fire winner. This is a friendly recipe for a Low diet.
It is served on a plate, platter, or in a bowl with or without a bed of parsley. The tuna can be used as cooked or canned.
Ingredients
Baby (chat) potatoes 12 (about 650g)
Green beans, topped 320g
Eggs 4
Extra virgin olive oil 60ml (1/4 cup)
Red wine vinegar 1
tablespoon
Dijon mustard 1 tsp
Sugar Pinch of
Tuna steaks 3
(about 250g each)
Baby egg tomatoes, halved 12
Olives 100g (2/3
cup
Fresh continental parsley leaves 1 cup
Method
Put the potatoes in a saucepan of boiling water and cook
for 10 minutes or until just tender. Use a spoon to transfer the potatoes to a
chopping board and halve. Now add the beans to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes
or until bright green and tender crisp. Then refresh under cold running water
and drain.
Meanwhile, place eggs in a saucepan of cold water and
bring to the boil over high heat. Now reduce heat to medium and gently boil for
6-7 minutes. Then drain and cool under cold running water then peel and
quarter.
Now whisk together the oil, vinegar, mustard and sugar in
a bowl until combined properly. then season it with salt and pepper.
Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat and add tuna then
cook for 2-3 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Now
transfer to a plate. Set aside for 5 minutes to rest then flake the tuna into
large pieces.
Now divide the potato, beans, egg, tuna, olives, tomato
and parsley evenly among serving bowls. Season it with salt and pepper to
serve.
Energy-2225kJ, Fat Total-26.00g, Carbohydrate-38.00g,
Protein-35.00g
All nutrition values are per serve.
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