Salade Nicoise Recipe - The Ultimate French Salad | Nicoise Salad

tuna

🥗Healthier: canned salmon

💰Cheaper: canned sardines

Canned salmon or sardines can provide a similar flavor and texture at a lower cost.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is a more economical option.

Remove the ends from the French beans.

If the baby potatoes are larger, cut them into even sizes.

Prepare the bell pepper by removing the seeds and cutting it into thin strips.

Quarter the tomatoes.

Put the hard-boiled eggs in cold water to stop them from cooking further.

Add salt to boiling water for the French beans to help them stay green.

Start cooking the potatoes in cold water by turning on the heat.

Cut the bell pepper into strips while the water heats up.

Quarter the tomatoes and prepare for plating.

Once the French beans are cooked, plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking process.

Prepare a plate with salad greens as the base.

Layer the salad by adding peppers, potatoes, French beans, tuna, quartered tomatoes, and halved hard-boiled eggs.

Add anchovies on top of the salad.

Drizzle olive oil and vinegar over the salad to dress it.

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