Salad Nicoise with Champagne Vinaigrette
A fresh salad nicoise with champagne vinaigrette dressing - perfect for hot summer day! This light, healthy salad tastes delicious paired with a crisp glass of white wine and light French bread.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
For the Salad
- One head bib lettuce. washed
- 1 can good quality tuna drained
- 2 quartered roma tomatoes
- 2 hard boiled eggs quartered
- 1/4 cup good quality olives {I like a mix of Kalamata and green olives}
- 1/2 cup cooked rice {I like Jasmine rice}
- 1/2 cup green beans raw or cooked {whatever you like}
For the Champagne Vinaigrette Dressing
- 1/4 cup champagne vinegar
- 1/4 cup good quality olive oil
- 2 Tbs orange juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- !For the Salad
Hard boil the eggs and cook the rice, if you don't have leftovers.
Wash and dry the lettuce and arrange it on a platter.
Drain the tuna and put it in the middle of the lettuce.
Add the olives, tomatoes, eggs, rice and green beans.
!For the Dressing
Combine all ingredients: vinegar, olive oil, mustard, orange juice, garlic, salt & pepper.
Shake well.
Plate up the salad and add the dressing to taste.
Notes
This salad is so quick to pull together with planned leftovers!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 533kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 206mg | Sodium: 1471mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g