Salad Nicoise

Name: Salad Nicoise
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 170 grams tuna steak (3/4 inch thick); 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 113 grams fresh green beans; 1 teaspoons olive oil; 1 Tbsp sliced ripe olives; 0 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbsps julienne-sliced sweet red pepper; 113 grams small round red potatoes (about; 1 Tbsp chopped purple onion; 473 milliliters torn fresh spinach; 2 Tbsps water; 3 Tbsps white wine vinegar

Salad Nicoise might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 2. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and pescatarian recipe has 234 calories, 24g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pepper, cherry tomatoes, wine vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously. Set aside.

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Shake

Wash beans; remove ends. Arrange beans in a vegetable steamer over boiling water. Cover and steam 5 minutes or until crisp-tender.

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Vegetable

Beans

Water

Drain.

Wash potatoes. Cook in boiling water to cover 20 minutes or just until tender.

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Potato

Water

Drain and cool slightly.

Cut potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

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Potato

Combine green beans, potato, sweet red pepper, and onion; toss gently.

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Red Pepper

Green Beans

Potato

Onion

Add half of vinegar mixture; toss gently. Cover and chill 2 hours.

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Vinegar

Brush tuna steak with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.

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Tuna Steak

Olive Oil

Place on rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Flake fish into pieces.

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Cooking Spray