Nanas Nicoise Salad
From notyourmomma 18 years agoIngredients
- 1 head of romaine lettuce, torn in small pieces shopping list
- 1 head of boston or bibb lettuce shopping list
- 2 or 3 cans of tuna, best quality *imported*, drained shopping list
- 1 can of artichoke hearts, drained shopping list
- 1 cup of grape tomatoes shopping list
- 6-8 green onions, cleaned shopping list
- 6-8 small new red potatoes, steamed, left in skins shopping list
- 1 can of anchovy fillets, soaked in milk, patted dry shopping list
- ¾ lb. Of fresh green beans, blanched shopping list
- 4 hard cooked eggs, quartered shopping list
- 2 shallots, minced shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, crushed shopping list
- ½ teaspoon of salt shopping list
- Fresh cracked black pepper shopping list
- 2 tbsp. Of Dijon mustard shopping list
- 1/3 cup or red wine vinegar shopping list
- 2/3 cup of mild extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 3 tbsp. Of capers, drained, reserved as garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Prepare salad ingredients as directed, crispy beans, tender potatoes.
- Make the salad dressing by whisking the chopped shallot, garlic and mustard with salt and pepper, and vinegar.
- Add oil slowly, whisking all the entire time.
- Toss the cooked warmed potatoes with 2 tbsp. Of prepared dressing.
- Toss green beans with a scant tablespoon of dressing.
- Assemble salad as follows:
- Arrange a bed of shredded romaine lettuce in a large shallow bowl.
- Arrange 4-6 cups of boston lettuce around the platter.
- In each boston lettuce cup divide the drained tuna and hard cooked eggs equally.
- Drizzle with a tiny amount of dressing.
- Top with a sprinkle of capers and a criss cross of anchovy fillets.
- Decoratively divide the remaining ingredients between the cups of tuna and egg.
- Bunch the green beans, scatter the tomatoes, arrange chunks of dressed potatoes, and artichokes.
- Pass remaining dressing on the side.
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