Best Salad Niçoise With Mint Lemon Dressing Recipes

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SALAD NIçOISE WITH MINT-LEMON DRESSING



Salad Niçoise with Mint-Lemon Dressing image

Categories     Salad     Leafy Green     Olive     Tomato     No-Cook     Lemon     Mint     Tuna     Summer     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 12 buffet servings or 8 main-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 ounces slender green beans, trimmed, halved
5 6-ounce cans solid white tuna packed in oil, drained, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil reserved
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup Niçois olives* or pitted Kalamata olives
7 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 garlic clove, peeled
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 5-ounce bag mesclun salad mix
Lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Place green beans in processor. Using on/off turns, coarsely chop. Place in large bowl. Mix in tuna, tomatoes, olives, and 4 tablespoons mint. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, garlic, cumin and remaining 3 tablespoons mint in processor. Process until well blended. With machine running, slowly add 1/4 cup drained tuna oil. Process until smooth. Transfer to medium bowl. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Place mesclun in another bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons tuna oil and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; toss. Transfer to platter. Arrange tuna salad over mesclun. Drizzle dressing over. Garnish with lemon wedges.
  • *Small brine-cured olives; available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

NIçOISE SALAD WITH BASIL AND ANCHOVY-LEMON VINAIGRETTE



Niçoise Salad With Basil and Anchovy-Lemon Vinaigrette image

Here, I've riffed on a classic French salade niçoise. I save the anchovy for the dressing, but anchovy admirers can add more for garnish - and anchovy avoiders can simply leave them out. The only cooking is boiling the potatoes and haricots verts, which can be done together in the same pot. You can add a boiled egg if you like. Dressing the vegetables while warm helps them absorb all the good flavors more deeply, making this a salad that manages to be intense and light at the same time. Which is just what you want in the steamiest time of the year.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     salads and dressings

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 large garlic clove, minced
2 anchovy fillets, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt, more as needed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/3 cup olive oil, more as needed
1/4 pound baby red potatoes
1/2 pound haricots verts or green beans
1 tablespoon finely chopped basil
8 radishes, cut into wedges, or 1 slender cucumber, peeled and sliced
2 large, ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges, or 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
2 (6 or 7-ounce) cans tuna packed in olive oil, drained
4 hard-boiled eggs (optional)
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, sliced
Freshly cracked black pepper, for serving
Flaky sea salt, for serving
Torn basil leaves, for serving

Steps:

  • Make the vinaigrette: Using the flat side of a knife, smash garlic clove, anchovy fillets and salt into a paste. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in lemon juice, zest and mustard. Using a whisk, slowly pour in olive oil while stirring constantly. Adjust seasoning as needed.
  • Place potatoes in a medium pot and cover them with 2 or 3 inches of cold water. Salt the water and bring to a boil. When water comes to a boil, continue cooking potatoes until fork tender, 10 to 15 minutes more. Add haricots verts during the last 1 minute of cooking (if using regular green beans, add them during the last 2 to 3 minutes of cooking depending on how thin they are). Drain vegetables and let sit until cool enough to handle but still quite warm. Halve potatoes, transfer to a small bowl along with the haricots verts and dress everything to coat with some (but not all) of the vinaigrette. When completely cool, toss in chopped basil.
  • On a large platter or four individual plates, arrange potatoes and haricots verts, radishes or cucumbers, tomatoes and tuna, and hard-boiled eggs, if using. Scatter olives over the top and drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Serve garnished with freshly ground black pepper, flaky sea salt and torn basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 410, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 593 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

NIçOISE PASTA SALAD WITH DILL-DIJON DRESSING RECIPE BY TASTY



Niçoise Pasta Salad With Dill-Dijon Dressing Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna, large eggs, French green beans, cavatappi pasta, grape tomatoes, kalamata olive, Radishes, crumbled feta cheese, fresh mint leaf, fresh dill, shallot, dijon mustard, lemon juice, champagne vinegar, fresh dill, sugar, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil

Provided by Bumble Bee Tuna

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 cans Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups French green beans, ends trimmed, cut into 1-1½ inch pieces
1 lb cavatappi pasta, cooked and drained
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
½ cup kalamata olive, pitted
¾ cup Radishes, stems trimmed, quartered and halved
4 oz crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaf, chopped
4 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons shallot, minced
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
⅓ cup lemon juice
⅓ cup champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
½ teaspoon sugar
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
⅓ cup olive oil

Steps:

  • Fill a medium pot ¾ of the way with water. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the eggs and cook for 6½--7 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath in a medium bowl. Remove the eggs from the pot and immediately transfer to the ice bath to cool for 3-4 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, peel and halve the eggs and set aside.
  • Boil the green beans in the same pot for 30-60 seconds, until bright green and slightly tender. Immediately transfer to the ice bath for 30-60 seconds to cool. Remove from the ice bath and blot dry with paper towels.
  • Drain the Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna.
  • Place it on a plate to begin to reflect texture.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cavatappi pasta, blanched green beans, grape tomatoes, Kalamata olives, radishes, Bumble Bee® Premium Albacore Tuna, feta, mint, and dill.
  • Make the dill-Dijon dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the shallot, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, champagne vinegar, dill, sugar, salt, and pepper. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil and whisk until emulsified.
  • Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss until fully coated.
  • Divide the salad between serving bowls and top each portion with a halved jammy egg.
  • Enjoy!

SALADE NICOISE WITH MINT-LEMON DRESSING



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Make and share this Salade Nicoise With Mint-Lemon Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Ashley U

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 ounces slender green beans, trimmed, halved
5 (6 ounce) cans white tuna packed in oil, drained
1/4 cup tuna oil reserved from canned white tuna
2 tablespoons tuna oil reserved from canned white tuna
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup nicoise olives or 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olive
7 tablespoons thinly sliced of fresh mint
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 garlic clove, peeled
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (5 ounce) bag mesclun
lemon wedge

Steps:

  • Place green beans in processor.
  • Coarsely chop the green beans.
  • Mix in tuna, tomatoes, olives and 4 tablespoons mint.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, garlic, cumin and remaining 3 tablespoons mint in processor.
  • Slowly add 1/4 cup drained tuna oil.
  • Process until smooth.
  • Transfer to medium bowl.
  • Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Place mesclun in another bowl.
  • Drizzle with 2 tablespoons tuna oil and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and toss.
  • Transfer to platter.
  • Arrange tuna salad over mesclun.
  • Drizzle dressing over the salad.
  • Garnish with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.9, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 38.7, Sodium 141.1, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.5, Protein 34.2

SALADE NIçOISE



Salade Niçoise image

This classic French salad, with its vibrant composition of fresh and cooked vegetables, unctuous oil-cured tuna, anchovies, and soft-boiled eggs, is filling enough to be a meal. Chef Boulud offers two options for dressing: a simple garnish of lemon and oil, or his grandmother's cherished vinaigrette recipe.

Provided by Daniel Boulud

Categories     main-dish

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 29

10 fingerling potatoes
1 sprig thyme
1 bay leaf
Sea salt
8 ounces haricots verts, ends trimmed, thin green beans; also called French beans
3 large eggs
Ice
1 bunch scallions
8 French breakfast radishes, or Cherry Belle radishes
1 head Boston lettuce
1 head baby gem lettuce
1 bunch cocktail tomatoes, on the vine
1 pound canned Mediterranean tuna, packed in oil, preferably Tonnino or La Pescadora brands
1 bunch purple or sweet basil
1 bunch chervil
1/2 cup black niçoise olives
3 cups arugula leaves, loosely packed
1 8-oz can Spanish anchovies, preferably Don Bocarte brand
1 lemon
extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt
Freshly ground white pepper
3 cloves garlic, sliced
Sea salt
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
13 grinds Freshly ground white pepper
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Water, as needed to thin

Steps:

  • Potatoes: Fill a small saucepan with water. Add potatoes, thyme sprig, bay leaf, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Haricots vert: Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil. When boiling, add a big pinch of salt, followed by haricots verts. Cook until tender with a slight snap, 4-9 minutes depending on size. Eggs: Fill a small saucepan with water and bring to a boil. When boiling, use a spoon to gently ease eggs into the water. Cook exactly 7½ minutes. Meanwhile, prepare two ice baths: Fill two large bowls with water and plenty of ice.
  • Scallions: Trim away the very end of the root while keeping scallion intact; remove the thick outer layer. Cut away the dark green top, leaving a 3-inch length of white and light-green scallion. Make several 1-inch vertical cuts down the top to create a scallion "brush." Repeat with all the scallions and place them in an ice bath to preserve freshness. Radishes: Slice each radish lengthwise into thin slices. Set aside.
  • When beans are mostly tender with a touch of firmness, use a strainer to transfer them to an ice bath to stop the cooking. Remove eggs and place them into the same ice bath. Check potatoes for doneness by piercing one with a knife; there should be no resistance. Remove potatoes and set aside; discard thyme and bay leaf. Peel eggs, slice in half lengthwise, and set aside.
  • Assembly: On a serving platter, layer the Boston lettuce, followed by the baby gem. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and distribute evenly, followed by haricots verts, scallions, whole tomatoes, radish, large chunks of tuna, and eggs. Garnish with leaves of basil and chervil.
  • Pit olives (optional): Place olives on a flat surface. Press the bottom of a small bowl on the olives to loosen their pits; remove and discard the pits. Scatter the pitted olives over the salad. Next, tuck small bunches of arugula within the lettuce. Finally, finish assembling the salad by laying about 10 anchovies evenly across the top.
  • Chef Boulud offers two options for dressing the salad. Lemon & Oil Dressing: Zest lemon evenly over the salad, then sprinkle with lemon juice. Drizzle with olive oil, and finish with pepper and salt. (Note: Use salt with moderation, since the tuna and anchovies are already salted.) Grand-Mère's Vinaigrette: In a bowl, add the sliced garlic and a pinch of salt. Use a fork to mash the garlic into a coarse paste. Add mustard, vinegar, and pepper; stir to combine. Add olive oil in a slow stream, whisking constantly with the fork to emulsify. Add a teaspoon of water at a time, whisking between additions, to thin vinaigrette as desired. Place vinaigrette into a serving dish and serve alongside the salad.

NICOISE SALAD



Nicoise Salad image

This garden-fresh salad is a feast for the eyes as well as the palate. Add some crusty bread and you have a mouthwatering meal.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 40m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/3 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon each salt, onion powder and pepper
SALAD:
2 small red potatoes
1/2 cup cut fresh green beans
3-1/2 cups torn Bibb lettuce
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
10 Greek olives, pitted and halved
2 hard-boiled large eggs, quartered
1 can (5 ounces) albacore white tuna in water, drained and flaked

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, onion powder and pepper; set aside., Place potatoes in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain and cool; cut into quarters., Place beans in another saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes; drain and rinse in cold water., Divide lettuce between 2 salad plates; top with potatoes, beans, tomatoes, olives, eggs and tuna. Drizzle with dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 613 calories, Fat 49g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 242mg cholesterol, Sodium 886mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 26g protein.

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