Salad Niçoise
Serves: 4
 
Salad Nicoise
Ingredients
  • Dressing
  • ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1½ pounds red potatoes (about 5 medium) scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • salt
  • 1 pound green beans
  • 2 heads Bibb lettuce torn into bite size pieces
  • 14 oz of canned or foil pouch tuna
  • 
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 
6 hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
  • ½ cup Niçoise or Kalamata olives
Instructions
  1. For dressing: shake all ingredients in a jar.
  2. Bring 4 quarts of water, potatoes, and 1 teaspoon salt to a simmer until tender, about 8 mins. Drain and transfer to a bowl. Set aside some plain potatoes for your children. Then combine the rest with ¼ cup of dressing and set aside to cool. Adding the dressing while the potatoes are hot helps them to absorb the flavors of the dressing.
  3. Microwave bag o'beans for the lesser amount that they give in the range. The trader Joe bag says 3-4 minutes. I did 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  4. Separate out the amount of tuna you want for your kids. Mix it with a tablespoon or two of mayo and relish. Mix remaining amount of tuna with ¼ cup dressing.
  5. Toss lettuce with a couple tablespoons of dressing. Arrange in a bed on individual plates and assemble potatoes, beans, and tuna on top. Garnish with tomatoes, eggs, and olives. Then drizzle a few more spoons of dressing on top.
Recipe by Culinary Mamas at https://culinarymamas.com/salad-nicoise/