Recipe
Salade niçoise
The famous salad from Nice - tuna, jammy eggs, crisp green beans, tomatoes, olives and an anchovy vinaigrette, arranged on a platter rather than tossed. A complete lunch from one pot of water.
Salade niçoise takes about 33 minutes and makes 2 servings. Each serving has 545 kcal.
- Preparation
- 20 minutes
- Cooking
- 13 minutes
- Total time
- 33 minutes
- Servings
- 2
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 545 kcal
- Protein
- 33 g
- Carbohydrates
- 14 g
- Fat
- 37 g
Ingredients
- Canned tuna160 g
- Eggs3 pcs
- Green beans200 g
- Cherry tomatoes200 g
- Black olives60 g
- Anchovies6 pcs
- Red onion1/2 pc
- Olive oil3 tbsp
- Dijon mustard1 tsp
- Vinegar1 tbsp
- Salt1 pinch
- Pepper1 pinch
Instructions
- 1
Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook for 9 minutes, then move them straight into ice-cold water and peel.
Tip: Nine minutes gives a yolk that is set but still deep orange and slightly fudgy - start the timer the moment the eggs go into the water.
- 2
Blanch the trimmed green beans in the same boiling water, well salted, for 4 minutes, then plunge them into cold water.
Tip: The cold-water shock is not optional - it stops the cooking and locks in the color. Limp gray beans ruin the salad.
- 3
Make the vinaigrette: mash two anchovy fillets to a paste, then whisk in the mustard, vinegar, olive oil and plenty of black pepper.
- 4
Arrange everything on a large platter in separate groups: beans, halved tomatoes, onion rings, chunks of drained tuna, quartered eggs, olives and the remaining anchovies.
- 5
Spoon the vinaigrette over everything and bring the platter to the table - a niçoise is composed, never tossed.
Cooking methods
On the stove
The stove is only needed for the eggs and the beans - one medium pot of well-salted boiling water does both, eggs first, beans after. Keep it at a steady rolling boil on medium-high heat.
On induction
Bring the water to the boil on level 8–9, then hold it at a steady boil around level 6. Induction recovers the boil quickly after the beans go in, so the 4-minute timing stays accurate.
Over an open fire
Entirely possible over fire: boil the pot of water on a rack over strong embers for the eggs and beans. Everything else is assembly - which makes this a rare French dish that suits a picnic by the fire.
Recipe questions
- How long does this recipe take?
- Plan for about 33 minutes from start to finish.
- How many servings does this recipe make?
- This recipe makes 2 servings.
- Can I cook this recipe on induction?
- Yes. Bring the water to the boil on level 8–9, then hold it at a steady boil around level 6. Induction recovers the boil quickly after the beans go in, so the 4-minute timing stays accurate.
- Can I cook this recipe over an open fire?
- Yes. Entirely possible over fire: boil the pot of water on a rack over strong embers for the eggs and beans. Everything else is assembly - which makes this a rare French dish that suits a picnic by the fire.
In the app
Cooking the way it should feel
One step on screen, a timer that keeps going, and clear progress until the dish is done.
