Grilled Salade Niçoise
From twill10 10 years agoIngredients
- Grilled Salade Niçoise shopping list
- http://barbecuebible.com/recipe/grilled-salade-nicoise/ shopping list
- The classic salad from Nice is the epitome of Provençal cooking—bright colors and bold flavors in a dish that’s refreshing, nourishing, and sustaining. shopping list
- For the Dressing shopping list
- 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1 tablespoons red wine vinegar, or more to taste shopping list
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard shopping list
- clove garlic, minced shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1-2 tablespoons anchovy fillets (optional), rinsed, blotted dry, and finely chopped shopping list
- 1 teaspoons brined capers, drained shopping list
- 12 fresh basil leaves, thinly slivered, plus 4 to 6 small sprigs for garnish shopping list
- For the Salad shopping list
- 4 tuna steaks (each about 1-inch thick and 6 ounces) shopping list
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- coarse sea salt shopping list
- Cracked black peppercorns shopping list
- 1 small red potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half shopping list
- 12 tablespoons haricots verts or regular green beans, ends trimmed shopping list
- 1 tablespoons large red onion, peeled and cut into 12 wedges (leave the root ends on) shopping list
- Freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 5 mesclun (mixed baby salad greens) shopping list
- 2 pounds large ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges shopping list
- 2 ounces hard-cooked eggs, cut into wedges shopping list
- 1/3 nicoise or other black olives, rinsed and drained shopping list
How to make it
- Advance Prep: 30 minutes for marinating the tuna, Yield: 4 servings as a light main course, Method: Direct Grilling
- Step 1: Make the dressing. Place the 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and the wine vinegar, mustard, and garlic in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste and whisk until the salt dissolves. Whisk in the 1/4 cup of olive oil in a thin stream, then whisk in the anchovies, if using, capers, and basil. Taste for seasoning, adding more vinegar and/or salt as necessary; the dressing should be highly seasoned. Set the dressing aside.
- Step 2: Make the salad. Place the tuna in a shallow dish with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Season with sea salt and cracked black peppercorns to taste. Turn the fish a couple of times to coat thoroughly and let marinate, in the refrigerator, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Step 3: Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and add lightly salted water to cover. Bring the potatoes to a boil, reduce the heat, and let simmer until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the potatoes to a colander, run cold water over them, and let them drain. Let the water in the saucepan return to a boil. Add the haricots verts and let cook in the rapidly boiling water until they are tender-crisp, about 1 minute. Drain the beans, run cold water over them, then drain again.
- Step 4: Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat to high.
- Step 5: When ready to cook, if using a vegetable grate, preheat it for 5 minutes. Toss the potatoes, green beans, and onion wedges with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the vegetables on the hot vegetable grate or grill grate and grill, turning with tongs, until nicely charred on the outside, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and let cool.
- Step 6: Brush and oil the grill grate. Drain the tuna steaks and place them in the basket or on the hot grate. Grill the tuna until cooked to taste, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer the tuna to a cutting board, let it rest for 3 minutes, then cut it into thin crosswise slices.
- Step 7: Just before serving: mound the mesclun in the center of a large platter and arrange the tomato wedges, haricots verts, potatoes, and onion wedges (cut off the root end), hard-cooked eggs, and olives in an attractive pattern around the greens. Whisk the dressing again, then spoon it over the salad. Garnish the salad with the basil sprigs and serve.
- Tips:
- If you aren’t using a vegetable grate, the easiest way to grill the haricots verts is to skewer them side by side together; that way they won’t fall through the grill grate.
- The salad can be prepared ahead up to this point, unless you wish to serve the tuna hot. in that case, grill it at the last minute.
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