Whether you're in search of a quick lunch option or a healthy dinner idea, chopped nicoise salad is an easy, flavorful dish to satisfy your taste buds. With a combination of fresh vegetables, tender tuna, and a tangy dressing, this salad offers a delightful blend of flavors and textures that's sure to impress family and friends alike. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey and discover the perfect recipe that will make your next meal a resounding success!
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CLASSIC NICOISE SALAD
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan; cover with cold water and season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until fork-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a medium bowl; drizzle with the wine and let cool. Reserve the saucepan.
- Meanwhile, bring a separate saucepan of salted water to a boil. Fill a bowl with salted ice water. Add the haricots verts to the boiling water; cook until crisp-tender and bright green, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into the ice water to cool; drain and pat dry.
- Place the eggs in the reserved saucepan and cover with cold water by about 1 inch. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then cover, remove from the heat and let stand, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, then run under cold water to cool. Peel under cold running water.
- Make the dressing: Whisk the vinegar, shallot, mustard, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified.
- Toss the tomatoes ian a small bowl with salt and pepper to taste. Add about 1/4 cup dressing to the potatoes and toss. Quarter the hard-cooked eggs.
- Divide the lettuce among 4 plates. Arrange the potatoes, haricots verts, radishes, hard-cooked eggs and tuna on top. Pour any juices from the tomatoes into the dressing, then add the tomatoes to the plates. Drizzle with the dressing and top with the olives.
QUICK NICOISE SALAD
Like the French, I pack my classic Nicoise salad with veggies, potatoes, tuna and eggs. Cooking the potatoes and beans together helps the dish come together fast. -Valerie Belley, St. Louis, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 8-10 minutes, adding green beans during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain potatoes and beans; immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry., In a small bowl, combine salad dressing, lemon zest and pepper. Divide romaine among 4 plates; arrange potatoes, green beans, eggs, tuna and tomatoes over romaine. Serve with dressing mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 15g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 206mg cholesterol, Sodium 691mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SALAD NICOISE
This French-inspired salad makes a delightful summer dish. You can dress it up with other garden vegetables like corn, blanched broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus!
Provided by Bob Cody
Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes
Time 2h45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes, and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, parsley, olives, onion, tuna and green beans. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
- In large bowl, toss greens with vinaigrette and top with chilled potato mixture. Garnish with eggs, tomatoes, capers and anchovies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.2 calories, Carbohydrate 34.7 g, Cholesterol 171.8 mg, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 17.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 1305.9 mg, Sugar 17.2 g
CLASSIC NICOISE SALAD
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, shallot, anchovy paste, and capers. Set aside.
- Prepare an ice-water bath in a large bowl, and set aside. Place quail eggs in a medium saucepan, and cover with several inches of cold water. Place the pan, covered, over high heat, stirring occasionally, until just before the water comes to a boil. Uncover, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring eggs gently several times to ensure even cooking. Immediately transfer the eggs, with a slotted spoon, to the ice-water bath. Let cool completely, about 5 minutes. Pat one egg dry at a time; peel, and halve. Set aside.
- Fill a medium saucepan with salted water, and bring to a boil. Cook haricots verts until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, immediately transfer beans to the ice-water bath. Drain well, and pat dry. Drizzle with rice-wine vinegar, and set aside.
- Heat a well-seasoned grill pan over high heat. Meanwhile, place potatoes in a medium-size pot. Cover with cold, salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cook until fork-tender, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, immediately transfer potatoes to the ice-water bath. Drain well, and pat dry. Cut in half lengthwise, drizzle with vermouth, and reserve.
- Lightly brush tuna with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place on grill pan, and cook to rare, 1 or 2 minutes per side.
- Toss lettuces with some of the anchovy-caper dressing, and place on large serving platter. In a separate bowl, toss potatoes, haricots verts, and tomatoes with more dressing, and arrange over lettuce.
- Slice tuna very thinly on the diagonal, and arrange over salad. Drizzle tuna with dressing. Garnish salad with quail eggs and nicoise olives.
RICE SALAD NICOISE
This is a French recipe for rice salad inspired by salade nicoise.
Provided by Stinkerbell
Categories Salad Grains Rice Salad Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Spread on a large plate and let cool, about 30 minutes.
- Combine cooled rice, chickpeas, tuna, peas, orange bell pepper, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, tomato, parsley, and garlic in a large bowl. Pour in vinaigrette dressing; toss well to mix. Cover and chill until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 7.1 mg, Fat 1.1 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 364.5 mg, Sugar 5.3 g
SALADE NICOISE
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories weekday, salads and dressings, side dish
Time 1h15m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Steam the potatoes until tender, about 30 minutes. Cool. In a bowl, whisk together the mustard, lemon juice and shallots. Whisking constantly, add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream. Season with the 3/4 teaspoon of salt and the pepper. Set aside.
- Blanch the green beans in salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and run under cold water. Drain. Place in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing and salt and pepper to taste.
- Thinly slice the potatoes and put in a bowl. Add the scallions and thyme. Toss with 2 tablespoons of dressing, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Place the tuna in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of dressing, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss the tomatoes with 4 teaspoons of dressing and salt and pepper. Toss lettuce with 1 tablespoon dressing and salt and pepper.
- Divide the lettuce among 4 large plates, mounding it in the center. Surround with mounds of the potato salad, tomatoes, tuna salad, green beans and egg. Coil 2 anchovies over the eggs on each plate. Scatter the olives over the tomatoes and the eggs. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 607, UnsaturatedFat 31 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 1373 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams, TransFat 0 grams
THE MELTING POT CHOPPED NICOISE SALAD
Make and share this The Melting Pot Chopped Nicoise Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Member 610488
Categories Tuna
Time 55m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place the 1 quart water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Place the eggs in the pot and cook for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand for 12 minutes. Remove and run under cool water. Peel the eggs and put in the refrigerator.
- Place the water from the saucepan into a large stock pot over high heat. Add the diced potatoes and bring to a boil, then reduce heat until the water is simmering. Cook for about 10 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the hot water (leave the water in the pot) and plunge them into ice water.
- Let cool, remove from the ice water, then place the potatoes in the refrigerator. Add the green beans to the water in the pot and cook for about 5-7 minutes. Remove and plunge into ice water. Remove and place the green beans in the refrigerator .
- Place the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, mustard, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Place in the freezer for about 5 minutes to chill. Remove the vinaigrette from the freezer and whisk. Add the tomatoes, olives, romaine and capers and toss well.
- Coarsely chop the eggs and add them to the bowl. Slice the green beans into 1 inch lengths and add them to the bowl along with the potatoes. Add the tuna and toss until the salad is blended. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1167.6, Fat 33.6, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 213.7, Sodium 1548, Carbohydrate 172.6, Fiber 87.7, Sugar 59.6, Protein 83.1
SALADE NICOISE
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dinner, lunch, salads and dressings, appetizer, main course
Time 40m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Scrub but do not peel potatoes; cook with eggs in pot large enough to hold potatoes, eggs and green beans.
- Turn on broiler if using.
- Trim green beans. Add them after the potatoes and eggs have cooked about 12 minutes.
- Prepare stovetop grill, if using. Grill or broil tuna, following Canadian rule: measure fish at thickest part, and cook 8 to 10 minutes per inch, turning once.
- Finely chop onion.
- Wash, dry and cut basil leaves into thin strips; pit olives.
- Wash, trim and cut tomato into wedges.
- In small bowl whisk lemon juice, olive oil, mustard and anchovy paste. Stir in capers, onion, basil and olives.
- When green beans are cooked, drain and cut in half crosswise. When potatoes are cooked, drain and quarter or halve. When eggs are cooked, drain and run under cold water; shell and discard one yolk. Cut remaining whole egg and white in quarters.
- When tuna is ready, cut into bite-size pieces.
- Arrange tuna, potatoes, green beans, eggs and tomatoes on lettuce leaves on a platter; spoon with dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 467, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 10 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 523 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use the freshest ingredients possible. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your salad.
- Don't overcook the vegetables. They should be cooked just until tender-crisp.
- Use a good quality vinaigrette. A simple vinaigrette made with olive oil, vinegar, and Dijon mustard is a great choice.
- Don't be afraid to experiment. There are many different ways to make a chopped Nicoise salad. Feel free to add or omit ingredients to suit your taste.
Conclusion:
Chopped Nicoise salad is a delicious and refreshing salad that is perfect for a summer lunch or dinner. It is also a great way to use up leftover vegetables. With its variety of textures and flavors, chopped Nicoise salad is sure to please everyone at your table.
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