Best 6 Salad Niçoise With Mint Lemon Dressing Recipes

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In the realm of culinary artistry, few dishes capture the essence of summer's bounty quite like the classic salad niçoise. Originating from the sun-kissed shores of Nice, France, this vibrant salad showcases the colors and flavors of the Mediterranean. With its medley of crisp greens, succulent tuna, tender potatoes, and an array of fresh vegetables, salad niçoise is a delightful symphony of textures and tastes. In this article, we'll embark on a culinary journey to explore the nuances of this iconic dish, providing you with the knowledge to craft an unforgettable salad niçoise that will transport your taste buds to the sun-drenched shores of the Côte d'Azur.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

NIçOISE SALAD WITH BASIL AND ANCHOVY-LEMON VINAIGRETTE



Niçoise Salad With Basil and Anchovy-Lemon Vinaigrette image

Here, I've riffed on a classic French salade niçoise. I save the anchovy for the dressing, but anchovy admirers can add more for garnish - and anchovy avoiders can simply leave them out. The only cooking is boiling the potatoes and haricots verts, which can be done together in the same pot. You can add a boiled egg if you like. Dressing the vegetables while warm helps them absorb all the good flavors more deeply, making this a salad that manages to be intense and light at the same time. Which is just what you want in the steamiest time of the year.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     salads and dressings

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 large garlic clove, minced
2 anchovy fillets, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt, more as needed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/3 cup olive oil, more as needed
1/4 pound baby red potatoes
1/2 pound haricots verts or green beans
1 tablespoon finely chopped basil
8 radishes, cut into wedges, or 1 slender cucumber, peeled and sliced
2 large, ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges, or 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
2 (6 or 7-ounce) cans tuna packed in olive oil, drained
4 hard-boiled eggs (optional)
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, sliced
Freshly cracked black pepper, for serving
Flaky sea salt, for serving
Torn basil leaves, for serving

Steps:

  • Make the vinaigrette: Using the flat side of a knife, smash garlic clove, anchovy fillets and salt into a paste. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in lemon juice, zest and mustard. Using a whisk, slowly pour in olive oil while stirring constantly. Adjust seasoning as needed.
  • Place potatoes in a medium pot and cover them with 2 or 3 inches of cold water. Salt the water and bring to a boil. When water comes to a boil, continue cooking potatoes until fork tender, 10 to 15 minutes more. Add haricots verts during the last 1 minute of cooking (if using regular green beans, add them during the last 2 to 3 minutes of cooking depending on how thin they are). Drain vegetables and let sit until cool enough to handle but still quite warm. Halve potatoes, transfer to a small bowl along with the haricots verts and dress everything to coat with some (but not all) of the vinaigrette. When completely cool, toss in chopped basil.
  • On a large platter or four individual plates, arrange potatoes and haricots verts, radishes or cucumbers, tomatoes and tuna, and hard-boiled eggs, if using. Scatter olives over the top and drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Serve garnished with freshly ground black pepper, flaky sea salt and torn basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 410, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 593 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

ROUND 2 RECIPE - NICOISE SALAD WITH LEMON GARLIC VINAIGRETTE



Round 2 Recipe - Nicoise Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories     main-dish

Time 12m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 lemon, juiced and zested
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1/4 cup canola oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 head butter lettuce, washed and torn
Half reserved red onion, from Crispy Wonton Cups with Tuna Salad, thinly sliced
Reserved snow peas, from Crispy Wonton Cups with Tuna Salad
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
1 tablespoon capers, drained
1 (5-ounce) can chunk light tuna, drained
Reserved 2 hard boiled eggs, from Ham and Egg Tea Sandwiches, sliced in half

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, zest, garlic, oil, and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • Put the snow peas in boiling water for 2 minutes, and then shock them in cold water to stop them from overcooking.
  • In a large bowl, put the lettuce, onions, and snow peas and toss with the vinaigrette. Top with the almonds, capers, tuna, and sliced eggs. Serve immediately.

CLASSIC NICOISE SALAD



Classic Nicoise Salad image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 55m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 pound red-skinned potatoes, sliced 1/3 inch thick
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons dry white wine
10 ounces haricots verts or thin green beans, trimmed
4 large eggs
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
Freshly ground pepper
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
8 cherry tomatoes or small cocktail tomatoes, halved or quartered
1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated
6 radishes, trimmed and quartered
2 5 1/2-ounce cans Italian or Spanish tuna packed in olive oil, drained
1/2 cup nicoise olives

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.

SALADE NICOISE WITH MINT-LEMON DRESSING



Salade Nicoise With Mint-Lemon Dressing image

Make and share this Salade Nicoise With Mint-Lemon Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Ashley U

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 ounces slender green beans, trimmed, halved
5 (6 ounce) cans white tuna packed in oil, drained
1/4 cup tuna oil reserved from canned white tuna
2 tablespoons tuna oil reserved from canned white tuna
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup nicoise olives or 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olive
7 tablespoons thinly sliced of fresh mint
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 garlic clove, peeled
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (5 ounce) bag mesclun
lemon wedge

Steps:

  • Place green beans in processor.
  • Coarsely chop the green beans.
  • Mix in tuna, tomatoes, olives and 4 tablespoons mint.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, garlic, cumin and remaining 3 tablespoons mint in processor.
  • Slowly add 1/4 cup drained tuna oil.
  • Process until smooth.
  • Transfer to medium bowl.
  • Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Place mesclun in another bowl.
  • Drizzle with 2 tablespoons tuna oil and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and toss.
  • Transfer to platter.
  • Arrange tuna salad over mesclun.
  • Drizzle dressing over the salad.
  • Garnish with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.9, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 38.7, Sodium 141.1, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.5, Protein 34.2

NIçOISE PASTA SALAD WITH DILL-DIJON DRESSING RECIPE BY TASTY



Niçoise Pasta Salad With Dill-Dijon Dressing Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna, large eggs, French green beans, cavatappi pasta, grape tomatoes, kalamata olive, Radishes, crumbled feta cheese, fresh mint leaf, fresh dill, shallot, dijon mustard, lemon juice, champagne vinegar, fresh dill, sugar, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil

Provided by Bumble Bee Tuna

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 cans Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups French green beans, ends trimmed, cut into 1-1½ inch pieces
1 lb cavatappi pasta, cooked and drained
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
½ cup kalamata olive, pitted
¾ cup Radishes, stems trimmed, quartered and halved
4 oz crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaf, chopped
4 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons shallot, minced
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
⅓ cup lemon juice
⅓ cup champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
½ teaspoon sugar
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
⅓ cup olive oil

Steps:

  • Fill a medium pot ¾ of the way with water. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the eggs and cook for 6½--7 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath in a medium bowl. Remove the eggs from the pot and immediately transfer to the ice bath to cool for 3-4 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, peel and halve the eggs and set aside.
  • Boil the green beans in the same pot for 30-60 seconds, until bright green and slightly tender. Immediately transfer to the ice bath for 30-60 seconds to cool. Remove from the ice bath and blot dry with paper towels.
  • Drain the Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna.
  • Place it on a plate to begin to reflect texture.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cavatappi pasta, blanched green beans, grape tomatoes, Kalamata olives, radishes, Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna, feta, mint, and dill.
  • Make the dill-Dijon dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the shallot, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, champagne vinegar, dill, sugar, salt, and pepper. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil and whisk until emulsified.
  • Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss until fully coated.
  • Divide the salad between serving bowls and top each portion with a halved jammy egg.
  • Enjoy!

SALAD NIçOISE WITH MINT-LEMON DRESSING



Salad Niçoise with Mint-Lemon Dressing image

Categories     Salad     Leafy Green     Olive     Tomato     No-Cook     Lemon     Mint     Tuna     Summer     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 12 buffet servings or 8 main-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 ounces slender green beans, trimmed, halved
5 6-ounce cans solid white tuna packed in oil, drained, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil reserved
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup Niçois olives* or pitted Kalamata olives
7 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 garlic clove, peeled
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 5-ounce bag mesclun salad mix
Lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Place green beans in processor. Using on/off turns, coarsely chop. Place in large bowl. Mix in tuna, tomatoes, olives, and 4 tablespoons mint. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, garlic, cumin and remaining 3 tablespoons mint in processor. Process until well blended. With machine running, slowly add 1/4 cup drained tuna oil. Process until smooth. Transfer to medium bowl. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Place mesclun in another bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons tuna oil and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; toss. Transfer to platter. Arrange tuna salad over mesclun. Drizzle dressing over. Garnish with lemon wedges.
  • *Small brine-cured olives; available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use fresh, high-quality ingredients.
  • Don't overcook the green beans. They should be tender but still have a bit of a crunch.
  • If you don't have canned tuna, you can use cooked, flaked salmon or chicken.
  • To make the dressing, use a good quality olive oil and fresh lemon juice. You can also add a tablespoon of Dijon mustard for a bit of extra flavor.
  • Serve the salad immediately, or store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Conclusion:

Salade Niçoise is a classic French salad that is perfect for a light lunch or dinner. It's made with fresh, seasonal ingredients and a tangy lemon-mint dressing. This recipe is a great way to enjoy the flavors of summer. It's also a healthy and nutritious meal that is sure to please everyone at the table.

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