Niçoise salad

The Niçoise salad is a French dish that is typically made with tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, anchovies, and olives. The salad is named after the city of Nice, France, where it is thought to have originated.

There are many different recipes for Niçoise salad, and the ingredients can vary depending on what is available. The most common ingredients in a Niçoise salad are tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, anchovies, olives, and a vinaigrette dressing.

The Niçoise salad is a popular dish in France, and it is often served as a main course or as a side dish. The salad can be served either cold or warm.

Advice

When making Niçoise salad, it's important to use fresh ingredients for the best flavor. Opt for high quality extra-virgin olive oil for the dressing and use fresh, seasonal vegetables. Choose a variety of vegetables such as tomatoes, green beans, bell peppers, and red onions to add color and texture. Boil potatoes, eggs, and green beans separately and chill them before adding to the salad. Lastly, remember to add a few canned ingredients such as tuna, anchovies, and olives to give the salad a delicious salty flavor. Enjoy!

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Recipes

 

Sheet-Pan Roasted Salmon Niçoise Salad

5/5 - 1280 votes

• yukon gold potato
• garlic
• anchovy
• cherry tomato
• black pepper
• olife
• red wine vinegar
• dijon mustard
• salt
• egg
• salmon
• salad green
• haricots vert
• olive oil

 

Niçoise Salad With Basil and Anchovy-Lemon Vinaigrette

5/5 - 421 votes

• salt
• black pepper
• basil
• basil
• garlic
• kalamata olife
• haricots vert
• dijon mustard
• olive oil
• red potato
• salt
• lemon juice
• tuna
• anchovy
• cherry tomato
• lemon zest
• hard-boiled egg
• radish

 

Tuna Niçoise Salad

4.8/5 - 66 votes

• salt
• olife
• black pepper
• honey
• salt
• green bean
• lemon juice
• dijon mustard
• oil tuna
• olive oil
• cucumber
• egg

 

Seared-Tuna Niçoise Salad with Sesame-Miso Dressing

5/5 - 5 votes

• black sesame seed
• cherry tomato
• potato
• tuna steak
• avocado
• bell pepper
• green bean
• light miso
• mayonnaise
• mirin
• rice vinegar
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil
• sheets nori
• sesame oil
• mesclun green
• egg
• radish
• salt

 

Lentil Niçoise Salad

3.8/5 - 9 votes

• salt
• olife
• black pepper
• honey
• salt
• asparagus
• lemon juice
• dijon mustard
• lentil
• olive oil
• radish
• egg

 

Salmon Niçoise Salad

5/5 - 2 votes

• black pepper
• salt
• orange
• shallot
• green lentil
• kalamata olife
• cherry tomato
• red wine vinegar
• green bean
• olive oil
• oil
• chile flake
• garlic
• egg
• basil
• potato
• salmon
• parsley

 

Salmon Niçoise Salad

5/5 - 1 votes

• lettuce
• red potato
• salmon
• black pepper
• lemon zest
• salt
• olive oil
• niçoise olife
• honey
• parsley
• dijon mustard
• shallot
• egg
• haricots vert
• anchovy

 

Salmon Niçoise Salad

5/5 - 1 votes

• Salad
• cherry
• caper
• salmon
• greek olife
• green bean
• olive oil
• minute egg
• spring green
• Dressing
• dill
• mayonnaise
• salt
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• stone mustard
• black pepper

 

Easy Niçoise Salad

5/5 - 1 votes

• olife
• little potato company lemon
• cherry tomato
• persian cucumber
• green
• basil
• egg
• green bean
• oil tin fish like smoked trout
• Lemon Dressing
• dijon mustard
• honey
• salt
• chive
• lemon juice
• olive oil

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