Ingredients

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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  • krumkake 16 years ago
    Man, I haven't had a Nicoise salad in ages - this is making me very, very hungry!
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  • bonjody 17 years ago
    Oh yea, this is my kind of salad!! Thanks, Bonjody
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  • softgrey 18 years ago
    tossing the beans and potatoes seeparately is a great idea...i'll do that next time for sure...
    thanks!
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  • leroux 18 years ago
    This looks very good!
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