A Perfect Salade Nicoise Recipe

Ingredients for A Perfect Salade Nicoise

• New Potatoes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Green Beans
• Nicoise Olive
• Hard Cooked Eggs
• Tomatoes
• 2 (5-ounce) cans tuna in olive oil, drained
• Red Wine Vinegar
• Fresh Ground Pepper
• Dijon Mustard
• Olive Oil
• Fresh Parsley
• Anchovy Fillets

How to Make A Perfect Salade Nicoise

1. Wash and cut potatoes into halves or quarters if needed. Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
2. While potatoes are cooking, hard-boil the eggs. Once cooked, cool in ice water, peel and quarter.
3. Add the green beans to the same saucepan and boil for 7-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse immediately under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside to cool.
4. Arrange the cooled potatoes, green beans, olives, quartered hard-boiled eggs, and sliced tomatoes on a large platter or individual plates.
5. Gently spoon the drained tuna on top of the vegetables.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
7. Gradually whisk in the olive oil until the vinaigrette emulsifies.
8. Stir in the chopped fresh parsley.
9. Drizzle the vinaigrette evenly over the salad.
10. Top with anchovy fillets, if desired.