Nicoise Salad (French salad with tuna)

Name: Nicoise Salad (French salad with tuna)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 baby/chat potatoes ((Note 1)); 120g/ 4 oz green beans (, trimmed); 2 tomatoes (, each cut into 8 - 10 wedges); 1/2 baby cos lettuce (romaine) (, cut or torn into large bite size pieces); 3 hard-boiled eggs (, peeled and quartered); ¾ cup/ 100g unpitted black olives ((Note 2)); 250 - 300g/ 8 - 10oz canned chunk tuna in oil (, drained and broken into large chunks (Note 3)); 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 small garlic clove (, minced/grated); 1/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; Pinch black pepper

Instructions

Tuna salad - the French way! Hefty and interesting enough for lunch, but not so heavy it loses its summery appeal.Use the best tuna you can get, in oil not spring water!

Updated at: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:24:21 GMT