Name: Niçoise Salad
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 10 medium tomatoes; 1 large cucumber; 200 g broad (fava) beans or green beans; 12 small artichokes (cut into rounds); 2 green bell peppers; 6 small white onions; 6 basil leaves (finely chopped); 1 garlic clove; 3 hard-boiled eggs; 12 anchovy fillets; 300 g tuna steak; 100 g black olives; 1 handful capers; 6 spoonfuls olive oil; to taste salt; to taste pepper

Starter

6 servings

400 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Quarter the tomatoes.

Tomatoes

Step 2

Lightly salt the tomatoes.

TomatoesSalt

Step 3

Cut the hard-boiled eggs into quarters or slices.

Hard-boiled eggs

Step 4

Cut the anchovy fillets into 3–4 chunks (or cut the tuna into similar pieces).

Anchovy filletsTuna steak

Step 5

Peel and thinly slice the cucumber.

Cucumber

Step 6

Cut the green bell peppers into thin rings.

Green bell peppers

Step 7

Slice the white onions into thin rings.

White onions

Step 8

Finely chop the basil leaves.

Basil leaves (finely chopped)

Step 9

Cut the garlic clove in half and rub the cut sides on the sides and bottom of a large salad bowl.

Garlic clove

Step 10

Toss all the ingredients except the tomatoes into the prepared bowl.

CucumberBroad (fava) beans or green beansArtichokes (cut into rounds)Green bell peppersWhite onionsBasil leaves (finely chopped)Garlic cloveHard-boiled eggsAnchovy filletsTuna steakBlack olivesCapers

Step 11

Drain the tomatoes.

Tomatoes

Step 12

Lightly re-salt the drained tomatoes.

TomatoesSalt

Step 13

Add the tomatoes to the salad.

Tomatoes

Step 14

In a separate bowl, mix the olive oil with the chopped basil, salt, and pepper to make the dressing.

Olive oilBasil leaves (finely chopped)SaltPepper

Step 15

Pour the dressing over the salad.

Olive oil

Step 16

Refrigerate before serving.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.