Tuna Salad Niçoise
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Total time: 36 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 21 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
The term niçoise refers to the cuisine of Nice, in southern France. Foods of that region often include tomatoes, garlic, fresh herbs, and olives.
Ingredients
Uncooked red potato
½ pound(s), or white potatoes, small, scrubbed and quartered
Uncooked string beans
½ pound(s), fresh, trimmed
Fresh mixed greens
4 cup(s)
Canned chunk white tuna in water
12 oz, drained
Roasted red peppers (packed in water)
7 oz, jarred, drained and cut into strips
Cherry tomatoes
2 cup(s)
Olives
12 olive(s), small, niçoise
Fat free red wine vinaigrette
⅓ cup(s)
Fresh basil
2 Tbsp, fresh, chopped
Capers
1 Tbsp, drained
Instructions
1
Bring the potatoes with enough water to cover to a boil in a large pot. Reduce the heat and simmer 12 minutes. Add the green beans; return to a boil and simmer 2 minutes longer. Drain the potatoes and green beans, then rinse under cold water.
2
Arrange the baby greens on a large platter. Pull the tuna into large chunks and place in the center of the platter. Arrange the potatoes, green beans, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes, and olives in clusters around the tuna. Drizzle with the vinaigrette, then sprinkle with the basil and capers. Yields 1/4 of salad per serving.
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