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Easy Tuna Nicoise Salad

Easy Tuna Nicoise Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 302kcal
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A French classic, a filling delicious salad with tuna and new potatoes, so good!

Ingredients

  • 290 g Tuna either 2 tins or 4 fresh pieces, any size
  • 4 eggs Soft boiled
  • 150 g Green beans
  • 200 g Cherry Tomatoes
  • 300 g Jersey Royals new Potatoes more if you like
  • 1 Red Onion - thinly sliced
  • 1/4 Cucumber sliced long ways into pieces
  • 16 Pitted Black Olives halved
  • A few Cos or baby Gem Lettuce leaves
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil reduce if Slimming
  • Juice of 2 Lemons
  • Salt & Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Boil new potatoes until soft approx. 25 minutes..
  • In the meantime half cherry tomatoes.
  • Wash and dry and roughly chop lettuce leaves
  • Half pitted Olives.
  • Chop cucumber.
  • Slice red onion.
  • Mix lemon juice, olive oil and salt and freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl
  • Lightly boil green beans approx. 10 minutes, remove and drain
  • (if using fresh tuna sear in a frying pan with a touch of olive oil for 3 minutes each side)
  • Peel soft boiled Eggs and cut into 1/4’s
  • Once potatoes are soft, drain and leave in pan. Tip in the olive oil & lemon dressing, stir.
  • Now its salad construction time!
  • On each plate start with lettuce and mix with all ingredients
  • Add green beans and potatoes (dripping in olive oil and lemon, there will be some left in the pan - you will need this)
  • Finally if using fresh tuna place on top, or break tinned tuna into chunks and mix in the salad!
  • Finally drizzle with remaining lemon juice and olive oil left in the pan. Now Dig in and enjoy, its fresh and simple…

Notes

*** Nutritional information iOS approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Tuna Nicoise Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
302
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
9
g
Cholesterol
 
190
mg
63
%
Sodium
 
504
mg
22
%
Potassium
 
767
mg
22
%
Carbohydrates
 
22
g
7
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
5
g
6
%
Protein
 
23
g
46
%
Vitamin A
 
861
IU
17
%
Vitamin C
 
33
mg
40
%
Calcium
 
83
mg
8
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.