eggs, and anchovies. For an
added twist, I’ve topped this salad with a stream of green garlic
cilantro sauce.
Salad Nicoise
1 cup of mixed greens, washed and set aside to dry
2 medium to hard-boiled eggs
6 small yukon or red potatoes, boiled
pitted Kalamata olives
hericot vert, steamed, enough for two
anchovies (optional)
Prepare all ingredients and set aside while you prepare the dressing, cilantro sauce, and tuna steaks.
Lemon Salad Dressing
I like this salad dressing from cooks.com / serves 6
1/4 c. sugar
Juice of 1 lg. lemon (3 scant tbsp.)
1 egg yolk
6 tbsp. vegetable oil
Place sugar in medium bowl. Add lemon juice and whisk until most of sugar is dissolved. Add yolk and whisk until sugar is completely dissolved. Add oil 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking constantly until dressing is thick and creamy. Cover and refrigerate. To serve, re-whisk dressing, if necessary. Pour over salad and toss gently.
Cilantro Sauce
Go to the link above for the cilantro sauce recipe. Instead of using a garlic infused dressing, I preferred to add garlic to this delicious sauce. Also, as you will see, the original recipe prefers that sauce is blended until creamy. I preferred small garlic pieces for this version. You can reduce the recipe in half or use the left over sauce for sandwiches or dinner tomorrow night.
Seared Tuna
2 tuna steaks, the best grade you can find, about 1 inch thick
2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 lemon
Add olive oil to cast iron skillet, over medium high flame. Salt and pepper each steak. Place fish in skillet; add a sqeeze of fresh lemon juice over fish. Cook 3 minutes on one side, turn over and add balsamic vinegar. Cook for 2-3 minutes on this side, or until medium-rare or desired degree of doneness. Remove tuna from the skillet and heat immediately.
Plating the Dish
Place a handful of mixed greens each plate. Arrange the string beans, tomatoes, olives, potatoes and sliced boiled eggs on the plate. Drizzle with salad dressing. The various colors of these ingredients make for a visually beautiful presentation. Top the salad with a grilled Tuna steak and a stream of the garlic cilantro sauce. Add anchovies (optional).
