Salad Nicoise With Garlic-Flavored French Dressing Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Eggs2
 Green beans1/2 pound
 3/4 pound firm tomatoes
 Onion1/2
 Head of lettuce1
 Green pepper1/2 To taste
 1/2 cup garlic-flavored French dressing
 1-ounce can of tuna
 2-ounce can anchovy fillets
 1/2 cup small black olives

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Hard boil eggs for 8-10 minutes. Plunge in cold water. Shell and quarter them. Keep aside.
2) Trim beans and wash.
3) Skin tomatoes and cut into quarters.
4) Skin and slice onions thinly. Break it into individual rings.
5) Wash lettuce and pat dry.
6) Wash pepper, core and deseed, slice thinly.

MAKING
7) In a pan boil salted water and cook beans for 5-8 minutes. Drain.
8) In a shallow bowl add half the French dressing. Toss shredded lettuce and beans in it.
9) Flake the tuna. Arrange it along with drained anchovy fillets, olives, green pepper, and onion rings over lettuce and beans.

SERVING
10) Place quartered tomatoes on the sides and decorate with hard-cooked eggs.
11) Sprinkle remaining dressing on top and serve immediately.
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