Salad Nicoise with Seared Tuna

Name: Salad Nicoise with Seared Tuna
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 16 fillets anchovy fillets; 16 caper berries with stems; 1 pint teardrop or cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 8 larges eggs; 1 bunches fresh chives, snipped in 1/2; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps minced fresh tarragon; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 227 grams haricots verts or French green beans, stems trimmed; 1 lemon, juiced; 454 grams red new potatoes, scrubbed and halved; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters nicoise olives; 3 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 8 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 907 grams fresh sushi-quality tuna

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Salad Nicoise with Seared Tunan a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 572 calories, 45g of protein, and 34g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have olive oil, eggs, sea salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the red wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Berry Pie as a dessert.

Instructions

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To make the vinaigrette: combine all ingredients in a mason jar. Screw the cap on the jar and shake the vinaigrette vigorously to emulsify. Set the dressing aside while preparing the salad so the flavors can marry.

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Shake

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Canning Jar

Cooking the potatoes, eggs, and green beans in the same pot cuts down on prep time and clean up. To do this, put the potatoes in a large saucepan, add water to cover and a nice pinch of salt; bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer the potatoes for 12 minutes to give them a head start, and then add the eggs.

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Green Beans

Potato

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Egg

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Sauce Pan

Pot

Place a steamer basket or colander on top of the simmering water.

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Water

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Colander

Put the green beans in the steamer and cover with a lid. Steam the beans for 5 minutes until crisp-tender while continuing to cook the potatoes until fork tender.

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Green Beans

Potato

Beans

Drain out the water and put the potatoes, eggs, and green beans in a colander; rinse briefly under cold water. Peel the shells off the eggs and cut them in 1/2 lengthwise.

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Green Beans

Potato

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Colander

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Rub the tuna on all sides with olive oil, and a bit of the vinaigrette; season with a fair amount of salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Vinaigrette

Olive Oil

Tuna

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Lay the tuna in the hot pan and sear for approximately 2 minutes on each side; as the tuna cooks, the red meat will become whiter.

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Red Meat

Tuna

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Frying Pan

Transfer the tuna to a cutting board and slice.

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Tuna

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To assemble the salad: combine the potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, capers, and chives in a large mixing bowl. Take the vinaigrette and give it another good shake to recombine.

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Drizzle the salad with enough vinaigrette to fully moisten and toss gently to coat; season with salt and pepper. Take care not to mush up the ingredients - the important thing about salad nicoise is that it is arranged nicely on a platter with all the elements keeping their individual integrity.

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Salt And Pepper

Vinaigrette

Put the tossed salad down the center of a serving platter and lay the seared tuna attractively across the top and the eggs around the rim.

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Egg

Tuna

Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette and serve.

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