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Chopped Nicoise Salad

Servings

2

Serving size

about 3 cups
COOKING TIME
45 Minutes

This recipe can easily be multiplied. Once tossed together, this recipe does not make good leftovers. You could, however, refrigerate the ingredients the night before and put the salad together at the last minute.

Chopped Nicoise Salad

Ingredients

1 quart Water
2 large Egg(s)
3 quart Water
10 ounces Red potatoes (cut into quarters)
4 ounces Green beans
2 Tbsp. Olive oil
1/2 lemon yields Lemon juice
2 tsp. Honey
2 tsp. Coarse ground mustard
1 tsp. Fresh thyme
1 clove Garlic, raw (minced)
1/8 tsp. Salt
1 to taste Black pepper
12 cherry Grape or cherry tomatoes (halved)
6 large black olives (cut into slivers)
4 leaf outer Romaine lettuce (thinly sliced crosswise)
2 tsp. Capers (drained)
1 can Canned no-salt added tuna fish in water (drained)

Instructions

Place the 1 quart water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Place the eggs in the pot and cook for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand for 12 minutes. Remove and run under cool water. Peel the eggs and put in the refrigerator.

Place the water in a large stock pot over high heat.

Add the potatoes and add to the stock pot.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat until the water is simmering. Cook for about 10 minutes.

Remove the potatoes from the hot water (leave the water in the pot) and plunge them into ice water. Let cool, remove from the ice water, then place the potatoes in the refrigerator.

Add the green beans to the water in the pot and cook for about 5 - 7 minutes.

Remove and plunge into ice water. Remove and place the green beans in the refrigerator .

Place the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, mustard, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Whisk until smooth. Place in the freezer for about 5 minutes to chill.

Remove the vinaigrette from the freezer and whisk.

Add the tomatoes, olives, romaine, and capers and toss well.

Coarsely chop the eggs and add them to the bowl.

Slice the green beans into 1 inch lengths and add them to the bowl along with the potatoes.

Add the tuna and toss until the salad is blended. Serve.

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GERD / Acid Reflux

This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Lactose

This recipe is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.

Coumadin® (Warfarin)

This recipe is NOT safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Gluten Sensitivity

This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

Sodium

This is NOT a low sodium recipe.

Recipe Notes

Salade Nicoise is amazing. It is perfect for getting points on your Med Diet Score: seafood, veggies, great quality oil, and legumes all on a plate.

This recipe is inspired by the chopped salad that you might have at a restaurant. It seems complicated because you have to take the time to cook the eggs, potatoes, and green beans separately, but the total hands on time is only about 20 minutes. It is worth every one of those minutes.

"The metaphor of the melting pot is unfortunate and misleading. A more accurate analogy would be a salad bowl, for, though the salad is an entity, the lettuce can still be distinguished from the chicory, the tomatoes from the cabbage."

Carl N. Degler, American Historian