Hearty Salad Perfect for Spring Menu

Seared tuna and Niçoise olives are among the fancy ingredients for this salad.
Hearty Salad Perfect for Spring Menu
This salad features fresh seared tuna. (Jason Donnelly/TNS)
4/9/2024
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4/11/2024
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This salad features all the classic niçoise ingredients and flavors, with a bright and fresh lemony dressing, and uses fresh seared tuna in place of canned. The tuna will be rare in the center. Add an additional 2 to 3 minutes per side for more doneness.

Tuna Niçoise Salad

Active Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes
Serves 4
  • 10 ounces baby yellow or red potatoes (about 2 cups), scrubbed
  • 1 cup halved crosswise fresh green beans
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, divided
  • 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 fresh tuna steak
  • 8 cups torn green leaf or bibb lettuce
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup pitted Niçoise olives
Place a steamer basket in the bottom of a large pot and add water to just below the bottom of the basket. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add potatoes to the basket and reduce heat to medium; cook, covered, until tender, about 15 minutes. (Do not remove pot from heat.) Transfer potatoes to a plate and let cool for about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, add green beans to the basket; cook over medium heat, covered, until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer the beans to the plate with the potatoes. Cut the cooled potatoes in half crosswise.

Whisk lemon juice, shallot, mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisking constantly, gradually drizzle in 4 tablespoons oil. Whisk in parsley until combined.

Pat tuna dry; sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the tuna and cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice 1/2-inch thick against the grain.

Arrange lettuce on a platter or 4 plates; top with the sliced tuna, halved potatoes, green beans, eggs, tomatoes, and olives. Drizzle evenly with the dressing and serve immediately.

Recipe nutrition per serving: 356 Calories, Total Fat: 23 g, Saturated Fat: 3 g, Cholesterol: 115 mg, Carbohydrates: 19 g, Fiber: 3 g, Total Sugars: 3 g, Protein: 20 g, Sodium: 640 mg, Potassium: 467 mg, Phosphorus: 230 mg, Iron: 2 mg, Folate: 42 mcg, Calcium: 97 mg, Vitamin A: 3105 IU, Vitamin C: 15 mg, Vitamin D: 61 IU.

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