Nicoise Salad

Name: Nicoise Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 cups Romaine or iceberg lettuce; 2 cups baby kale, or mixed greens; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ cup nicoise or other olives; ½ red onion, sliced; 2 cups small potatoes - cooked and cut in thick slices; 1 cup green beans, Sauteed 4-5 minutes until just tender; 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and quartered; 4 radishes - thinly sliced; Add 1 cup solid canned tuna, cooked chicken, cooked shrimp or beef if desired; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 tsp oregano; 2 tsp minced fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1/8 teaspoon salt

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

Get out the big bowls for this salad. Hearty and full of great textures and flavour a nice way to wind up a busy week.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:56:42 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories428.7 kcal (21%)

Total Fat29.4 g (42%)

Carbs25.9 g (10%)

Sugars4.3 g (5%)

Protein18.5 g (37%)

Sodium473.1 mg (24%)

Fiber5.2 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

6 cupsRomaine lettuce

or iceberg

2 cupsbaby kale

or mixed greens

1 cupcherry tomatoes

halved

½ cupnicoise olives

or other

0.5red onion

sliced

2 cupspotatoes

small, cooked and cut in thick slices

1 cupgreen beans

Sauteed 4-5 minutes until just tender

4eggs

hard boiled, peeled and quartered

4radishes

thinly sliced

1 cuptuna

solid, canned, cooked chicken, cooked shrimp or beef if desired

For the Dressing

1 tsporegano

1 teaspoondijon mustard

Instructions

Step 1

Begin by whisking dressing ingredients together. Set aside for flavours to develop

Step 2

Boil potatoes for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain and cool slightly before cutting in to thick slices. (or use leftover potatoes from Sunday dinner)

Step 3

Saute beans for 4-5 minutes until tender

Step 4

Toss together all salad ingredients except hard boiled eggs with enough dressing to coat evenly

Step 5

Arrange salad on serving plates and add a hard boiled egg to each