salad nicoise recipe - Savory Step By Step Recipes

According to food experts, a "salad" is a ready-to-eat dish that's made of varied ingredients in a wet of once-wet base and is served chilled or at moderate temperature. Most people today use the word salad to describe savory, light and leafy vegetable dishes, which are often served with a dressing or sauce. However, the salad category additionally includes dishes made with ingredients like meats, seafood, grains, fruits, and sweets. And while some salads use raw vegetables, others use cooked ingredients. Here's how to prepare one yummy and easy step by step recipe, salad Nicoise.

Create The Dressing

To make the dressing, the first thing you should do is tip the olives, garlic and anchovies into a large mortar, and mash them using a pestle until you create a very rough paste. Scrape into a bowl, and stir with lemon juice, olive oil and vinegar (if you prefer to), and set aside.

Cook The Potatoes

The next step would be to cook the potatoes in boiling water for at least fifteen minutes until they become tender. Then set aside. Next, cook the beans in boiling water (with salt) for at least four to five minutes, until they become tender and Crunchy. Next, drain and tip into iced water, and drain again and set aside. Boil the potatoes in a small pan. Next, cut the potatoes in halves and heat two tablespoons of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Place the potatoes (cut side down) in the pan, and sizzle them for at least four minutes until they become crisp and golden.

Fry the Tomatoes

Next, toss the potatoes in the pan, and brown to brown all sides, and turn up the heat, and now add the tomatoes. Make sure you fry the tomatoes for around a minute until they start to blister. Then season them afterwards. Pour at least one tablespoonful of balsamic vinegar, and turn off the heat and scatter the basil over.

Cook the Tuna

To cook the tuna, place a non-stick frying pan over high heat, and turn the heat down to medium, and start adding one tablespoonful of oil. Generously season the tuna, and sear for at least four minutes, and leave it until it turns brown. Turn over the tuna, and continue cooking for four minutes more. This will give the tuna a rare look and feel. Set the tuna aside and let it cool off for 2 minutes.

To serve the salad Nicoise, stir the remaining vinegar and oil, along with the lemon juice into a small bowl and add in the lettuce wedges. Next, place a spoonful of olive dressing into two serving bowls, and arrange the potatoes and tomatoes over, as well as put a pile of beans on top. Next, slice the tuna in half and place each half on top of the beans. And then wedge the lettuce around the outside, halve the eggs, and place them between the lettuces. Place a small spoonful of olive dressing on each egg, as well.

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