SALADE NICOISE

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Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories weekday, salads and dressings, side dish

Time 1h15m

Yield Four servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 pound small red potatoes
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 small shallots, peeled and minced
9 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
3/4 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and halved
2 scallions, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
2 small cans solid white water-packed tuna, drained
4 teaspoons chopped Italian parsley
4 medium-size ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into wedges
1 head Boston lettuce, cored, leaves torn into bite-size pieces
4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered
8 anchovy fillets
32 nicoise olives

Steps:

Steam the potatoes until tender, about 30 minutes. Cool. In a bowl, whisk together the mustard, lemon juice and shallots. Whisking constantly, add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream. Season with the 3/4 teaspoon of salt and the pepper. Set aside.
Blanch the green beans in salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and run under cold water. Drain. Place in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing and salt and pepper to taste.
Thinly slice the potatoes and put in a bowl. Add the scallions and thyme. Toss with 2 tablespoons of dressing, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Place the tuna in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of dressing, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
Toss the tomatoes with 4 teaspoons of dressing and salt and pepper. Toss lettuce with 1 tablespoon dressing and salt and pepper.
Divide the lettuce among 4 large plates, mounding it in the center. Surround with mounds of the potato salad, tomatoes, tuna salad, green beans and egg. Coil 2 anchovies over the eggs on each plate. Scatter the olives over the tomatoes and the eggs. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 607, UnsaturatedFat 31 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 1373 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams, TransFat 0 grams