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Quick Nicoise Style Salad

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Quick Nicoise Style Salad on a plate in garden.This Quick Nicoise Style Salad is very popular with the whole of my family. In fact it’s often met with a whoop of delight from my kids, especially when I serve it with their favourite garlic bread!

Technically Salad Nicoise should have anchovies draped on it according to Wikipedia but as we are not keen on them we leave them out. So if you like them feel free to put them on top or add to the dressing! Some chefs add blanched green beans to their Nicoise but when you come rushing in the door and need a quick meal, a ripe avocado is in my opinion a more delicious and simpler alternative.

Quick Nicoise Style Salad - on a plate in the sunshine.Fab Food 4 All

Up until recently I had used an off the shelf creamy dressing, which, although nice wasn’t exactly economical or fresh. Hence I went on a cyber search for the solution and had to look no further than Lucy Vaserfirer’s blog Hungry Cravings – link here. She kindly let me reproduce this version and I don’t think you’ll ever need to buy a shop bought creamy dressing again after tasting this one!

Quick Nicoise Style Salad - on a plate in the sunshine.Fab Food 4 All

This salad is just summer on a plate!

For more main meal salad recipes you might like the following:

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  • Grilled Halloumi Salad
  • Smoked Mackerel & Chickpea Salad
  • Chinese Chicken Salad
  • Radish Asparagus Avocado Salad
  • Beetroot, Squash & Feta Salad

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Quick Nicoise Style Salad

A slightly different take on a Salad Nicoise, no anchovies but plenty of yummy healthy ingredients including avocado with a creamy garlicy dressing.
Course Main
Cuisine French
Keyword healthy, salad, Tuna
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 1 Head of Mixed Salad Leaves washed
  • 2 Tins tuna in oil drained
  • 4 Free range eggs boiled & quartered
  • 2 Avocados sliced into eighths
  • 4 Vine ripened tomatoes cut into segments
  • 24 Kalamata olives pitted
  • For Quick Creamy Salad Dressing:
  • 125 ml Mayonnaise reduced or full fat
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 to 2 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 ½ tsp Lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • Chives to taste snipped
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Garnish:
  • Chive flower petals optional

Instructions

  • First whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, chives and water. Season to taste.
  • Next arrange the salad leaves over 4 plates.
  • Then arrange the rest of the ingredients on top of the leaves finishing with the olives.
  • Dress with the Quick Creamy Salad Dressing and serve with warm crusty wholemeal baguette or garlic bread.

Notes

If you have some leftover cooked new potatoes these are also great added to the salad.

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  1. Nickki

    28/07/2019 at 7:25 pm

    This salad looks delicious and I love the sound of the dressing. Pinned & Yummed!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/07/2019 at 10:14 pm

      Thanks Nikki, a firm family favourite, we had it tonight in fact:-)

      Reply
  2. Jacqui Bellefontaine

    25/07/2019 at 9:34 pm

    Lovely looking salad. I dont mind a little anchovy on mine but use to hate them. Love the idea of reolacing the beans with avocado will definately try that next time and the cream dressing looks lush!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/07/2019 at 10:51 pm

      Thank you Jacqui, I might grow to love anchovies one day:-)

      Reply
  3. Janice

    25/07/2019 at 5:46 pm

    How very delicious and perfect for the warm weather we’ve been having. As a fan of anchovies I’d be adding them to my Nicoise!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/07/2019 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks Janice, I might come round to anchovies eventually:-)

      Reply
  4. Candace

    20/08/2018 at 7:36 am

    If you took the olives out I’d be straight round to try some! Looks delicious

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/08/2018 at 1:49 pm

      You can make it to your own taste for sure. My daughter is vegetarian now so she has extra egg instead:-)

      Reply
  5. Ursula Hunt

    29/08/2015 at 10:27 am

    I love a good salad

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/08/2015 at 7:50 pm

      Thanks Ursula, this is our favourite:-)

      Reply
  6. sarah

    13/07/2015 at 11:16 pm

    Avocado, eggs, tomatoes..garlic….sounds like my kind of salad! It looks so pretty too!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/07/2015 at 11:17 pm

      Thanks Sarah, must make this soon, we love it:-)

      Reply
  7. Jo of Jo's Kitchen

    09/06/2015 at 1:11 pm

    Lovely looking salad. Looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/06/2015 at 10:34 pm

      Thanks Jo, it really is;-)

      Reply
  8. Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs

    09/06/2015 at 10:02 am

    This salad looks delicious. I love that you’e crammed in so many good veggies. This would be my ideal lunch on a day like today. Shame I’ll be stuck in the work canteen…

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/06/2015 at 10:38 pm

      Aaw, thanks Emma – maybe something to make at the weekend if the weather holds out or even if it doesn’t:-)

      Reply
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