Niçoise Salad

Name: Niçoise Salad
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 pound red fingerling or other small potatoes; Coarse salt; Garlic Vinaigrette (recipe follows); Freshly ground pepper; 4 large eggs; 1/2 pound green beans, halved crosswise; 1 head Boston lettuce; 1 red or green bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rings; 1/2 pound cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and sliced; 1/2 fennel bulb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and very thinly sliced; 2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna, preferably Italian oil-packed, flaked; 3/4 cup Niçoise or oil-cured black olives; 1 scallion, chopped; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon drained capers (optional); 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed with the flat side of a knife; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper; 3/4 cup olive oil; (makes about 1 cup)

January 26, 2012

Recipe information

Yield
serves 6

Ingredients

1 pound red fingerling or other small potatoes

Coarse salt

Garlic Vinaigrette (recipe follows)

Freshly ground pepper

4 large eggs

1/2 pound green beans, halved crosswise

1 head Boston lettuce

1 red or green bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rings

1/2 pound cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 English cucumber, peeled and sliced

1/2 fennel bulb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and very thinly sliced

2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna, preferably Italian oil-packed, flaked

3/4 cup Niçoise or oil-cured black olives

1 scallion, chopped

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon drained capers (optional)

Garlic Vinaigrette

1 garlic clove, lightly crushed with the flat side of a knife

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

3/4 cup olive oil

(makes about 1 cup)

Preparation

Step 1
Bring the potatoes to a boil in a large saucepan of water. Add salt; reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain; let cool slightly.
Step 2
Cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces; peel any loose skins. Dress with enough vinaigrette to coat lightly (reserve remainder). Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Step 3
Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Cover the eggs with water in a small saucepan; bring to a full boil. After 1 minute, cover and turn off heat. Let stand 6 minutes. Rinse; transfer to the ice-water bath.
Step 4
Prepare another ice-water bath; set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil; add salt. Blanch the green beans until crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water. Let stand in the ice-water bath until cool. Drain; pat dry.
Step 5
Peel the eggs, and halve lengthwise. Arrange the lettuce and then the potatoes, green beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, fennel, tuna, eggs, and olives on a platter.
Step 6
Sprinkle with scallion and parsley, and with capers if desired. Drizzle with vinaigrette, and serve with the remainder.
Garlic Vinaigrette
Step 7
Put the garlic, mustard, vinegar, and lemon juice in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper; whisk until blended. Whisking constantly, pour in the oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified. Let stand at least 30 minutes; discard the garlic.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.

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Recipe information

Ingredients

Garlic Vinaigrette

Preparation

Step 1

Step 2

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Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Garlic Vinaigrette

Step 7

Recipe notes