Salade Nicoise

Salad Nicoise (ni'swa) is a type of French Salad. As suggested by the name, it is a specialty of the region of Nice, France

Ingredients:

2 carrots, peeled, and julienned
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and julienned
1 small red onion, sliced thinly
1 small beet, julienned
2 cans tuna, drained
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2 tablespoon fennel greens (feathery part) chopped finely (optional)
2/3 cup olive oil
1 lb. fresh green beans trimmed (you can substitute frozen green beans)
1 cup kalamata olives
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
3 hard boiled eggs, quartered lengthwise
3 Roma tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
1 head romaine lettuce washed and torn for salad

Dressing:

In a bowl combine the lemon juice, mustard, garlic and fennel greens, whisk thoroughly. Drizzle in the olive oil while constantly whisking until well blended. Add salt and pepper to taste, and set aside.

Salad:

Bring a saucepan to boil. Add the green beans and cook until bright green and tender, but slightly crisp 5-7 minutes. Drain beans and then plunge them into cold water until cool drain well and pat dry.

Place lettuce in the center of each plate. Add the carrots, bell pepper, red onion, olives, beets, eggs, tomatoes in small piles around he outside of the plate. in the center of the plate add some tuna (to taste), and green beans. Garnish with capers and basil.

Dressing can be placed on the table or you can dress each salad before serving.

This recipe can be tweaked as you like for your individual taste!

Serves 6 (small side salads)
Serves 4 (large dinner salads)

Nutritional information unknown