Tear the salad leaves and little Gems, if using, into bite-sized pieces and place in a large serving bowl. This was an unplanned recipe for this holiday and I picked it for two reasons. Brew Republic deal: £15 for your first 12 beers, plus a free glass and free delivery.Member recipes are not tested in the GoodFood kitchen.A delicious, healthy tuna salad bursting with flavours.Boil the potatoes until soft and leave in water to keep warm.Soft boil the eggs for 5 minutes, drain and leave to one side until just cool enough to shell (but preferably still warm)Boil or steam french beans until cooked but still crunchy. If boiling remove from water to stop going soggy and cover to keep warm.Slice lettuce into quarters and arrange on serving plates, along with tomatoes, red onion and olives (the amount and type you use is dependent on taste but traditionally black or kalamata olives are used.
Drain the tins of tuna and flake onto the salad leaves. Stir rigorously until all ingredients are combined and the dressing becomes cloudy).Drizzle a good helping of the dressing over the salad and enjoy....preferably in the sun with a large glass of white wine!
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Follow me on Twitter - @lilmssquirrel For salad: 4 eggs 2 baby gem lettuce 1 packet (or handful) green beans 2 tins of tuna 10 new potatoes 1/2 red onion thinly sliced cherry tomatoes black or kalamata olives For dressing: 1 part olive oil 1 part lemon juice and white wine vinegar mix (even quantities of each ) Dijon mustard Salt and pepper; Method
Cool under a cold running tap for 2-3 minutes and then peel the eggs. The classic Nicoise salad is one of our favorites because it hits all those notes: crisp green beans, soft potatoes, salty olives, juicy tomatoes, rich hard-boiled eggs and savory tuna.
Place all the dressing ingredients into a bowl, season and whisk well. For the salad, arrange all of the salad ingredients (except the chervil and basil) in a shallow dish.
Fresh olives from the deli counter always taste better than tinned or jarred olives)Shell the eggs and half. Add a good spoonful or two of dijon mustard and plenty of salt and pepper.
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