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If you are looking for a quick lunch or even a fast dinner option that is healthy and filling this Ahi Tuna Nicoise Salad Recipe is perfect. A spring or summer salad that is great for every occasion and so flavorful.
This Ahi Tuna Nicoise Salad takes mere minutes to throw together and will give you the energy to make it the rest of the day! Filling and so delicious, it is the perfect lunch recipe with the right amount of veggies and protein. Made with some olives, sweet peppers, boiled eggs, tuna, asparagus, and tomatoes. The dressing for this Nicoise salad is so delicious and can be used for any other salad recipe.
Summary
- Easy to make and ready in less than 20 minutes.
- Wholesome and filling. Perfect for a quick lunch or a light dinner.
- So tasty!
Ingredients you will need
- Ahi tuna steaks: please get good quality fresh tuna.
- hard-boiled eggs, halved
- Cherry tomatoes
- Black olives such as kalamata or Nicoise
- Chopped yellow or red bell pepper
- Steamed asparagus or green beans
- Mixed salad greens
- Dijon mustard
- Lemon juice
- Red wine vinegar
- Dried thyme or basil
- Olive oil, divided use
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to make Tuna Nicoise Salad
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over high heat. Season the tuna steaks to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook the tuna for 3-4 minutes on each side or until the desired level of doneness.
- Let the tuna cool for 5 minutes then thinly slice.
- In a small bowl whisk together the dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Divide the salad greens between two bowls. Drizzle the greens with the dressing.
- Arrange the tuna, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, olives, bell pepper and asparagus over the top of the greens. Serve.
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This salad can be made with either canned tuna or fresh seared tuna. Whichever you choose to go with will still taste amazing. Most people like to use canned tuna because it is just so much easier. Another favorite protein choice would be salmon. Some use seared salmon or smoked salmon. If you would like to keep this salad vegetarian skip the meat and add some boiled and sliced potatoes.
You can use kalamata olives in place of Nicoise olives.
It is called a Nicoise salad, aka “Salade Niçoise” because it refers to Nice, the capital city of the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera
Nicoise Salad Dressing
Here is what you need for this salad dressing:
Dijon mustard, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, dried thyme or basil, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Add all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
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Ahi Tuna Nicoise Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2-4 ounce Ahi tuna steaks
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, halved
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup halved black olives such as kalamata or Nicoise
- 1/4 cup chopped yellow or red bell pepper
- 1 cup steamed asparagus or green beans
- 4 cups mixed salad greens
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme or basil
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided use
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over high heat. Season the tuna steaks to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook the tuna for 3-4 minutes on each side or until the desired level of doneness.
- Let the tuna cool for 5 minutes then thinly slice.
- In a small bowl whisk together the dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Divide the salad greens between two bowls. Drizzle the greens with the dressing.
- Arrange the tuna, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, olives, bell pepper and asparagus over the top of the greens. Serve.
Notes
- use any greens of your choice.
- you may use salmon instead of tuna
- Store leftovers in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Fyi, meant in nicest way… A Nicoise Salad is french.
Thanks for letting me know Anabirgite! I will fix it right now