Preparation
25 minutes
Cooking
5 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
The Nicoise salad is really easy to make and are there any kitchen tips to make it delicious? Let’s explore how to make a simple Nicoise salad at home with the cooking section of TasteVN!
Ingredients for Nicoise salad Serves 4 people
Green beans 200 gr Canned tuna 200 gr Chicken eggs 2 pieces Lettuce 100 gr Potatoes 4 pieces Onion 1/2 piece Cherry tomatoes 10 pieces Olive oil 10 pieces Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon White wine vinegar 3 tablespoons Salt 1 teaspoon Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
Tools: Knife, cutting board, bowls, spoon,….
Tips for buying Dijon mustard:
- Dijon mustard is a traditional French mustard, named after the town of Dijon in Burgundy, France, made from brown mustard seeds, white wine or a mixture of wine vinegar, water, and salt.
- There are two types of Dijon mustard: one with whole brown mustard seeds, and the other is ground brown mustard seeds.
- You can buy Dijon mustard at supermarkets, spice shops nationwide, or on e-commerce sites for 90,000 – 100,000 VND for a 200g bottle.
Tips for choosing white wine vinegar:
- White wine vinegar has a mild sweet flavor, with lower acidity than white vinegar. Besides the slightly sour taste, white wine vinegar also has a wine aroma, with low alcohol content, making it easy to eliminate the fishy smell of some fish.
- You can buy white wine vinegar at supermarkets nationwide or on e-commerce sites for 80,000 – 100,000 VND (depending on the type) for a 500ml bottle.
Tips for selecting good potatoes:
- You should choose potatoes with smooth skin, free from scratches, bumps, and sprouts.
- When you press on the potato, if it’s firm, it’s fresh and good, and it will last longer and retain more nutrition.
- Additionally, among potatoes of similar sizes, the heavier one will be tastier.
How to prepare Nicoise salad
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Prepare the ingredients
You wash the ingredients and prepare them as follows:
- Eggs: boil until cooked, peel and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Potatoes: boil until cooked, peel and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Cherry tomatoes, olives: cut in half.
- Lettuce: carefully pick, drain, and cut into small pieces.
- Green beans: trim carefully, cut diagonally, then boil briefly with a little salt, and let drain.
- Onion: peel, slice, and soak in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes to drain to reduce the pungency.
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Make the salad dressing
You put the ingredients into a bowl: tuna, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 120ml olive oil, and mix well.
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Mixing the salad
Mix the ingredients: green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, olives with the vinaigrette that was prepared earlier, then mix well, season again if it’s bland by adding a little salt.
When serving, place the salad on a plate and add boiled eggs on top to finish.
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Final product
With the main ingredients being fresh, crunchy green vegetables mixed with tuna and a delicious dressing, it will create a surprising taste for your family members.
Some tips for making a successful Nicoise salad:
- You can arrange the salad ingredients on a plate as you like, drizzle the dressing on top. Then place the eggs and tuna on top.
- You should only mix the dressing 5 minutes before serving. Then plate it and serve immediately.
- You can mix all types of vegetables with dressing in one bowl or mix each type separately.
- You can add other types of vegetables: cucumbers, bell peppers, onions, avocados, radishes. For fish, you can replace tuna with oil-soaked anchovies, grilled mackerel, etc.
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*Refer to images and recipes from: YouTube channel The Cooking Foodie
