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Tuna Niçoise Salad

Blossom Lady
Blossom Lady
Aug 06, 2023 08:16 AM
Tuna Niçoise Salad

This Tuna Niçoise Salad elevates a humble can of tuna into an elegant, fancy, and bright-tasting salad. The salad greens are topped with a myriad of veggies and potatoes, olive-oil-packed tuna, and the best light lemon vinaigrette to tie everything together beautifully.

Ingredients:

SALAD

  • 1-1/3 cup (7 oz.) baby Yukon Gold potatoes (~8-10 mini potatoes)
  • 1 cup green beans, trimmed & halved
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup salad cucumbers, halved
  • 5 cups chopped romaine lettuce (~1/2 head) (Note 1)
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled & quartered (Note 2)
  • 1/2 cup kalamata olives, drained
  • 10 oz. tuna in olive oil, drained (Note 3)

    • DRESSING

  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, optional
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon honey
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 large lemon (plus 1/4 teaspoon zest, optional)
  • Fine sea salt & cracked pepper
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