Salad Niçoise

Name: Salad Niçoise
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Southern, American, Portuguese, European
Ingredients: 500g baby new potatoes; 150g dwarf beans, trimmed; 150g runner beans, cut into pieces on the diagonal; 2 large eggs; 10 cherry tomatoes, halved; 4 anchovy fillets, for the adults; 10 pitted olives, black; 1 tbsp fresh chives, washed and chopped; 200g tuna steak in spring water, drained; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1½ tbsp fresh pesto; 1 tbsp lemon juice

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

A deliciously colourful and textured salad that the whole family will enjoy

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:15:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories351.7 kcal (18%)

Total Fat18.6 g (27%)

Carbs27.9 g (11%)

Sugars2.6 g (3%)

Protein18.3 g (37%)

Sodium436.7 mg (22%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gbaby new potatoes

150gdwarf beans

trimmed

150grunner beans

cut into pieces on the diagonal

1 Tbspfresh chives

washed and chopped

200gtuna steak in spring water

drained

3 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

1 ½ Tbspfresh pesto

1 Tbsplemon juice

Instructions

Step 1

Boil the potatoes for 10-12 minutes until tender, adding the dwarf beans after 5 minutes and the runner beans for the last 3 minutes of cooking time. Drain and set aside.

Step 2

Put the eggs into a small pan and just cover with water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat slightly and cook for 7 minutes. Drain and cool in cold water.

Step 3

Put the tomatoes, anchovies, olives, chives and tuna in a bowl. Add the potatoes and beans and mix. Peel the eggs and cut into quarters, making sure they are cooked through. Arrange on top of the salad.

Step 4

Whisk together the oil, pesto and lemon juice and pour over the salad to serve.