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Salad Niçoise with Grilled Tuna Steaks

Salad Niçoise is the most famous and controversial French salad. Some recipes call for cooked potato, other for just raw vegetables. Immerse the eggs in simmering (generously) salted water for 12 minutes. Next, refresh and peel. Clean and dry the butter lettuce. Core and cut tomatoes in quarters. Stalk the green beans, blanch for 3 to 5 minutes, and refresh in cold water to…

Ingredients you will use

  • butter lettuce leaves
  • hard-boiled eggs
  • tomatoes, cut in quarters
  • cucumber,
  • green bell pepper
  • red bell pepper
  • thin red onion rings
  • radishes
  • anchovies fillets
  • steaks of fresh tuna, 3 ounces each
  • Niçoise black olives,
  • of fresh basil
  • red wine vinegar
  • Salt and mill pepper
  • virgin olive oil
  • baby potatoes,
  • green beans,

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