Salad Nicoise

A community recipe by blackpoppy

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Introduction

A simple, substantial lunch or supper salad with seared tuna and asparagus. All you need is some French bread and a glass of wine and you are transported to Parisian heaven.

Ingredients

Serves: 1

mixed salad leaves
fresh green asparagus
eggs (boiled)
tuna
tomatoes
potatoes (boiled)
capers (optional)
black olives
fresh flatleaf parsley
vinegarette

Method

Salad Nicoise is a community recipe submitted by blackpoppy and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Steam the asparagus and arrange on plate with the salad leaves and tomato and boiled potato.

Boil an egg and add to salad.

Sear the tuna in a hot pan with garlic.

Place tuna on salad plate, squeeze over some lemon juice, tear some parsley, drizzle dressing and dot with black olives.