Grilled Niçoise salad
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 400 g | baby potatoes, unpeeled |
| 250 g | green beans |
| salted water, boiling | |
| 4 | eggs |
| 250 g | cherry tomatoes |
| 3 tbsp | Kalamata olives |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 6 | mini peppers, halved |
| 1 | red onion, sliced |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 1 | yellowfin tuna (approx. 300 g) |
| ½ tbsp | olive oil |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 6 tbsp | white wine vinegar |
| 3 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 | garlic clove, pressed |
| ¾ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| ½ | cucumber, chopped |
| 6 | anchovy fillets, drained, broken into chunks |
How it's done
Parboil the potatoes
Boil the potatoes and beans in boiling salted water for approx. 15 mins. until just soft. Remove, refresh the beans in ice-cold water, drain. Cook the eggs in the same salted water for approx. 8 mins., leave to cool.
Vegetables
Mix the tomatoes, olives and beans with the oil, place in a grill tray. Mix the peppers, onion and boiled potatoes with the oil, season with salt.
Charcoal/gas/electric grill:
Cover and grill the vegetables and potatoes over/on a medium heat (approx. 200 °C for approx. 15 mins. all over.
Brush the tuna with the oil, grill over/on a very high heat (approx. 250 °C for approx. 1 min. on each side. Cut the fish into slices, season.
Salad
Combine the vinegar, oil and garlic, season. Add the cucumber, anchovy fillets and grilled vegetables, mix. Peel the eggs, quarter and arrange on top of the salad along with the tuna.
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