Is a Niçoise salad a main course or appetizer?

A Niçoise salad can be eaten as either an appetizer or a main course, depending on the size of the portion and the combination with other dishes.

Can you make a Niçoise salad vegetarian?

Yes, you can make a Niçoise salad vegetarian by omitting the tuna and anchovies and replacing them with, for example, roasted vegetables, tofu, or extra vegetables.

Niçoise salad

Name: Niçoise salad
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4P
Ingredients: Olive oil; 4 soft-boiled eggs (6min, at room temperature); 4 fresh thick tuna steaks; 12 anchovy fillets in oil; 0.5 bunch of basil; 4 tomatoes; 1 red onion; 300 g baby potatoes, steamed, baked; 100 g black olives; 1 oak leaf lettuce, washed; 150 g lamb&#39;s lettuce, washed; 4 tsp capers; Dressing:; 100 ml red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp mustard; 1 shallot finely chopped; Olive oil 200 ml; Salt and pepper

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Delicious salad with fresh tuna, baby potatoes, eggs, olives, and anchovies with a dressing of shallot and mustard. Discover the recipe here

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Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 4P

Olive oil
4 soft-boiled eggs (6min, at room temperature)
4 fresh thick tuna steaks
12 anchovy fillets in oil
0.5 bunch of basil
4 tomatoes
1 red onion
300 g baby potatoes, steamed, baked
100 g black olives
1 oak leaf lettuce, washed
150 g lamb's lettuce, washed
4 tsp capers

Dressing:
100 ml red wine vinegar
1 tbsp mustard
1 shallot finely chopped
Olive oil 200 ml
Salt and pepper

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Preheat the oven to 190°C

Steam the baby potatoes, place them in a baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

Heat a grill or non-stick pan, take the tuna steaks out of the fridge, season with salt and pepper, rub with olive oil, and briefly sear or grill both sides, place on a board and cut into strips.

Divide the lettuce and potatoes and basil on the plates, slice the tomatoes and place them alongside.

Add the tuna and finish with all the other garnishes.

Mix everything together for the dressing and serve alongside.