SALADE NIçOISE
SALADE NIçOISE
SALADE NIçOISE

Ingredients
  • 450g/1lb fresh tuna or 4 x 175g/6oz tuna steaks
  • 2.5cm/1in thick
  • 8 new potatoes
  • cooked and quartered lengthways
  • 4 plum tomatoes
  • roughly chopped
  • 115g/4oz extra fine French beans
  • topped
  • cooked and drained
  • 4 little gem lettuce hearts
  • quartered lengthways
  • 1 red onion
  • finely sliced
  • 4 eggs
  • cooked for 6 minutes in boiling water from room temperature
  • halved
  • 6 anchovy fillets cut lengthways into thin strips
  • 16 pitted black olives in brine
  • 8 basil leaves
  • ripped
  • 105ml/7tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp aged red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp freshly snipped chives
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
Directions
  • To make the dressing or marinade whisk together the red wine vinegar
  • olive oil
  • parsley
  • chives
  • garlic
  • salt and pepper.
  • Place the tuna in a shallow dish and pour over half of the dressing. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours to allow the fish to marinate. Toss in the marinade from time to time.
  • Heat a ridged griddle pan on the hob or a hot barbecue for 5 minutes. Remove the tuna from the marinade. Cook the tuna steaks for 2-3 minutes on each side
  • depending on how rare you like your fish.
  • Lay the lettuce leaves onto a large plate and add the lettuce
  • onion
  • tomatoes
  • potato
  • tuna
  • beans and anchovies. Drizzle over the remaining dressing then finish by adding the eggs
  • olives and ripped basil leaves.