Authentic Salade Nicoise

Per serving

151.9kcal
12гProteins
6.9гFats
11.4гCarbs

This is the recipe that is considered authentique by Capelina d'or and sian d'aqui, 2 associations that promote authentique Nice cooking. To all of those who consider beans and cooked potatoes a basic of this salad, I have to tell you that this is an invention of the famous chef Auguste Escoffier. A traditional salade nicoise does not contain cooked foods appart from hard boiled eggs. Originally it was a plain tomato salad with anchovies and onions and developped from there.

Ingredients

1 serv.
  • tomatoes1

    quartered

  • green onion
  • radishes3

    sliced or whole

  • stalk celery1
  • basil

    chopped

  • small green pepper1
  • hard-boiled egg1

    quartered

  • non-salted anchovies3 -5
  • tuna

    to taste (optional)

  • salt

    to taste

  • pepper
  • oil

    to taste

  • vinegar
  • garlic clove1

    cut in half

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    take a plate and rub with the halfed garlic clove.

  2. 2

    arrange the vegetables, egg and anchovies on the plate.

  3. 3

    salt and pepper and sprinkle with olive oil and vinegar.

  4. 4

    If you serve several people,multiply the portions and you might want to just arrange the veggies etc on the plate and put oil, vinegar and salt and pepper on the table.

  5. 5

    According to season the purists allow fresh artichocs and.

  6. 6

    little white beans (since those need to be cooked, I suppose this is a concession to those who insist on beans).

Source: food.com
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