🥗🐟 Salad Niçoise: A Complete Guide🇫🇷✨

Salad lovers, are you feeling a bit bored of eating Caesar, Greek, and Caprese all the time? 😏 This time, I'd like to introduce a classic salad from Nice in southern France : Salade Niçoise !

This salad is a representative of Mediterranean flavors, with rich and colorful ingredients. Traditionally, tuna, anchovies, eggs, olives, and fresh vegetables are used. It is perfect for summer, refreshing and filling. 🥰

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🛒 Ingredients (Serves 2–3)

• 150g romaine lettuce or mixed greens 🥬
• 2–3 tomatoes (cut into wedges)
• 150g green beans/French beans (keep crispy after blanching)🌱
• Half a red onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 green pepper (shredded)🫑
• 2-3 cooked potatoes (halved or cut into pieces)
• 2-3 boiled eggs (cut in half)🥚
• 1 can of canned tuna (preferably in olive oil)
• Anchovy 4–6 pieces
• 10–12 black olives🫒
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3–4 tablespoons 🫒
• 1–2 tablespoons red wine vinegar/white wine vinegar🍷
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• A pinch of salt
• Black pepper 🌑 to taste
• Fresh herbs (such as parsley, basil)

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👩🍳 Detailed cooking process

1. Prepare vegetables

• Blanch green beans for 2-3 minutes to keep them green and crisp, then cool in ice water.
• Peel the potatoes and boil in salted water until tender but still whole. Drain and cut into pieces.
• Cut the tomatoes into wedges, thinly slice the red onion, and shred the green pepper. Set aside.

2. Processing Protein

• Boil eggs in cold water for 8–10 minutes until hard-boiled, then peel and halve.
• Drain the oil from the can of tuna and gently tear it apart with a fork.
• The anchovies are kept in their original strips, and their salty and fragrant flavor is the soul!

3. Prepare salad dressing

• Combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard in a bowl.
• Add salt and black pepper and stir until emulsified into a sauce.

4. Combination Salad

• Use lettuce or mixed vegetable leaves to cover the bottom of the large dish.
• Place potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, green peppers, and onions in order.
• Top with tuna, anchovies, boiled eggs and black olives.
• Pour salad dressing over it and garnish with parsley or basil leaves. 🌿

5. Complete the dish

• The colorful Nicoise salad is ready~😍
• When eating, you can mix all the ingredients well to ensure that every bite contains vegetables, protein and sour and fragrant salad dressing.

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💡 Editor's Tips & Variations

• Controversy over the authentic version : Some traditionalists would say that potatoes or green beans should not be added, but many modern versions do include them, making them more filling.
• Deluxe Edition : Use fresh pan-fried tuna steaks instead of canned, and enjoy the same flavor instantly. 🐟🔥
• Healthy version : Reduce the oil content in the salad dressing and use more lemon juice 🍋 to replace some of the olive oil for a fresher and lower-calorie salad.
• Hong Kong Fusion : Some people add corn 🌽 or diced ham to make it easier for children to accept.
• Children's favorite : Chop the ingredients into small pieces and make "mixed salad rice". Mix it with white rice and eat it together. It is filling and nutritious.

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🎉 Summary

The Salad Nicoise is truly a rich and healthy masterpiece. 🥗 The vibrant colors and diverse ingredients make this salad a delightful and rich dish. The tart and fragrant dressing, combined with the savory flavor of the tuna and anchovies, complemented by the crisp vegetables and tender potatoes, creates a rich and complex flavor.

My favorite salad is this one. It’s not just an appetizer, it can also be a main course. Especially in the summer when you want to eat something refreshing but still filling, Salad Niçoise is definitely the first choice! 💯