Salade Nicoise With Vinaigrette Dressing

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon parsley, minced
• 1 teaspoon basil, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tomatoes, quartered
• 3 cups green beans, lightly steamed
• 1 (7 ounce) tuna
• 1/2 cup olive
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced into rounds
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1 head boston bibb lettuce
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon chives, chopped
• 2 ounces anchovies

Recipe

• 1 mix dressing together by mixing all ingredients in jar.
• 2 shake again, just before serving.
• 3 mix potatoes and mayonnaise to coat thoroughly.
• 4 toss tomatoes lightly in a small amount of vinaigrette.
• 5 in a separate bowl, toss green beans in a small amount of vinaigrette, let marinate while preparing the rest of the salad.
• 6 when ready to serve, toss lettuce lightly in a small amount of vinaigrette until leaves are barely coated.
• 7 place around the edge and bottom on the bowl, using all the leaves.
• 8 place tuna in the center of the bowl.
• 9 arrange tomatoes, green beans, potatoes around the outside in an interesting pattern.
• 10 decorate with olives, onion slices, green pepper rounds, celery and eggs.
• 11 garnish with herbs and anchovies.
• 12 serve immediately with additional vinaigrette dressing.