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Easy tuna niçoise salad

A quick and easy French classic that's perfect for a light mid-week meal

A quick and easy French classic that's perfect for a light mid-week meal

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Cooking Time

Cook: 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.39 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 286g serving contains

Energy
1087kj
260kcal
13%
Fat
13.2g
Med
19%
Saturates
2.6g
Med
13%
Sugars
4.3g
Low
5%
Salt
1.14g
Med
19%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
380kj/91kcal

Ingredients

300g new potatoes

225g green beans

2 baby gem lettuces

1 small red onion, sliced

10 cherry tomatoes, halved

12 black olives

160g can tuna chunks in brine

1/2 a 50g can anchovy fillets

2 hard-boiled eggs, halved

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp white wine vinegar

1/2 tsp Dijon mustard

Method

1
Boil, drain and cool the new potatoes and green beans. Slice the potatoes.
2
Separate the leaves of the gem lettuces and put in a big bowl with the onion, tomatoes, black olives, beans and potatoes. Divide between 4 plates.
3
Drain and flake the tuna chunks in brine and share between the plates with the anchovy fillets and hard-boiled eggs.
4
Whisk together the olive oil, white wine vinegar and Dijon mustard. Season and serve alongside the salads.