Published on myfoodbook (https://myfoodbook.com.au)

Nicoise Salad

Nicoise Salad

Recipe By:

Australian Eggs

www.australianeggs.org.au [1]

Prep Time:

20 Mins

Cook Time:

20 Mins

Serves:

4

Ingredients

1 iceberg lettuce, washed and cut into 1 /4s
175 g fresh green beans, trimmed and blanched
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, cut into half
1 /2 Red onion, thinly sliced
425 g can tuna in spring water, drained
350 g baby new potatoes, steamed
1 /4 cup small black olives
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 eggs, hard boiled, peeled and quartered
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs white wine vinegar or lemon juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method

Arrange drained lettuce on 4 plates. Divide beans, tomato, red onion, potatoes and olive over each plate. Flake tuna over the top. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Arrange halved eggs over the top
Whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, and mustard together. Season with salt and pepper. fDrizzle over each salad and serve

Tips & Hints

This gorgeous salad not only looks good, it tastes great and is good for you too. You"ll be getting healthy fats from the olive oil and the beneficial omega-3 from the tuna. And did you know that 70% of the fat from eggs, also comes from the healthy types The colourful combination of vegetables means this dish is also full of heart healthy antioxidants

Links
[1] https://www.australianeggs.org.au