Nicoise Salad Recipe with Fresh Tuna & Baby Red Delight Potatoes | Woolworths

tuna

🥗Healthier: canned salmon

💰Cheaper: canned mackerel

Canned salmon is a healthier alternative and mackerel is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is a healthier fat, while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: kalamata olives

Green olives offer a similar taste with fewer calories, while kalamata olives are often less expensive.

fresh basil

🥗Healthier: dried basil

💰Cheaper: parsley

Dried basil is a good substitute for flavor, and parsley is often cheaper.

Boil 8 baby red delight potatoes until tender.

Trim the ends off the green beans and blanch them in the boiling potato water for 1 minute.

Carefully add 2 freerange eggs to the boiling water and boil for 6-7 minutes.

Plunge the green beans into cold water to stop cooking and drain on a tea towel.

Check the potatoes for doneness with a skewer or fork, then leave them to steam.

Oil the tuna steaks and season with salt and pepper, rubbing it in.

Heat a pan until very hot and sear the tuna steaks for 2 minutes on each side.

Let the tuna rest for 2 minutes before slicing it thinly.

Layer the salad starting with large leaves, then add the potatoes, cut Roma tomatoes, green beans, and calamata olives.

Add the sliced tuna on top of the salad.

Make a creamy dressing with 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper, and whisk together.

Drizzle the creamy dressing over the salad and garnish with remaining green beans, olives, and torn eggs.

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