Name: Nicoise Salad (French salad with tuna)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 baby/chat potatoes ((Note 1)); 120g/ 4 oz green beans (, trimmed); 2 tomatoes (, each cut into 8 - 10 wedges); ½ baby cos lettuce (romaine) (, cut or torn into large bite size pieces); 3 hard-boiled eggs (, peeled and quartered); 3/4 cup/ 100g unpitted black olives ((Note 2)); 250 - 300g/ 8 - 10oz canned chunk tuna in oil (, drained and broken into large chunks (Note 3)); 1½ tbsp lemon juice; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 small garlic clove (, minced/grated); ¼ tsp salt; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; Pinch black pepper

Nicoise Salad (French salad with tuna)

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Tuna salad - the French way! Hefty and interesting enough for lunch, but not so heavy it loses its summery appeal.Use the best tuna you can get, in oil not spring water!

Ingredients

8 baby/chat potatoes ((Note 1))
120g/ 4 oz green beans (, trimmed)
2 tomatoes (, each cut into 8 - 10 wedges)
½ baby cos lettuce (romaine) (, cut or torn into large bite size pieces)
3 hard-boiled eggs (, peeled and quartered)
3/4 cup/ 100g unpitted black olives ((Note 2))
250 - 300g/ 8 - 10oz canned chunk tuna in oil (, drained and broken into large chunks (Note 3))
1½ tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small garlic clove (, minced/grated)
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Pinch black pepper