Recipes | Potato Tuna Salad Niçoise
Potato Tuna Salad Niçoise
Tender greens topped with tomatoes, green beans, Ontario new crop white potatoes, red onions and premium canned tuna, finished with capers, olives, eggs and a light lemon-Dijon vinaigrette
Ingredients
Servings
For the vinaigrette:
- 2 medium garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
For the salad:
- 2 cans high-quality tuna, packed in olive oil
- 1 head of leaf lettuce, rinsed and ripped into large sections
- 4 tomatoes, quartered
- ½ cup pitted Niçoise olives
- 2 cups green beans, stem ends trimmed away
- 2 cups Ontario new crop white potatoes
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons capers
- sprinkle of black pepper
- sea salt flakes
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the vinaigrette: Place garlic, anchovy paste, lemon juice, Dijon, lemon zest, salt and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk to combine. While whisking, slowly drizzle oil into bowl. Whisk vigorously to emulsify. Refrigerate until use.Step 2
Prepare the vegetables and eggs: Boil new potatoes until soft, 12 minutes. Transfer to cold water and cool. Pat dry then, quarter and reserve. Bring eggs to boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook until almost hard, approximately 8 minutes. Transfer to cold water and cool. Peel and slice into quarters. Reserve. Bring beans to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Strain and transfer to a cold, ice-water bath. Once cool, dry beans, cut in half and reserve.Step 3
Assemble the salad: Arrange lettuce on a large platter or wide, shallow bowl. Add the tuna and assorted vegetables in groupings onto the lettuce, arranging them in an attractive way. Tuck the eggs in and amongst the various groupings. Sprinkle the capers over the composition followed by a sprinkle of black pepper and sea salt flakes.Step 4
Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve immediately alongside remaining dressing and warmed French bread or baguette.