Tuna Nicoise
One pot of boiling water is all your need to make this easy tuna Nicoise salad!
Servings 4
Calories 502kcal
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 8 ounces green beans trimmed and cut in half
- 8 small red potatoes
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup shallots minced
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 12 ounces canned tuna drained
- 12 olives Kalamata or Nicoise
- 6 cups salad greens
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil in a 3-4 quart saucepan. Add the green beans cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove them and place them in a colander using a slotted spoon. Rinse with cold water, drain and add to a large bowl.
- Add potatoes and eggs (carefully) into boiling water. Boil the eggs for 12 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to the colander and rinse with cold water and set aside.
- Continue cooking potatoes for about 3 more minutes or until tender. Drain the potatoes and rinse under cold water.
- While the potatoes and eggs are cooking combine the shallots, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and olive oil in a lidded jar. Shake to combine.
- Cut the potatoes into quarters or eights depending on their size and add to the bowl with the green beans. Pour the dressing over the top. Let the dressing soak into the potatoes a bit.
- Peel the eggs and slice into wedges.
- Add the tuna and the salad greens to the bowl and toss to combine. Serve with the hard boiled eggs.
Notes
Use your favorite salad greens.
Nutrition
Calories: 502kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 740mg | Potassium: 2023mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1318IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 6mg