Showing posts with label salade nicoise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salade nicoise. Show all posts

Friday, April 19, 2013

Salad Recipes: Salade Nicoise

Salade Nicoise

A salad doesn't always have to be a side dish. This salad is very rich in ingredients, it contains tuna, eggs and all kind of delicious vegetables so you can easily serve it as a main course. Since a supermom is always looking for an easy way out during dinner meals, this salad recipe could do the trick; It's easy, quick and healthy.

Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
  • 1 medium red onion
  • 3 large plum tomatoes
  • 1 boiled, cubed large potato
  • 3 celery sticks
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs
  • 250g green beans
  • 1 can (400g) tuna in oil
  • 50g black olives
  • 50g green olives
  • 2 tablespoons baby capers
  • 2 tablespoons shredded basil leaves

For the dressing:
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Directions
  1. Cut the onions in quarter, slicing it thinly. 
  2. Cut tomatoes into thin wedges.
  3. Slice the celery.
  4. Quarter the eggs.
  5. Steam green beans until tender ( steaming helps keep all the nutrients).
  6. Drain the tuna and slice the pitted olives.
  7. Place the ingredients in a dish of your choice, shower them with the delicious lemon juice sauce and sprinkle the basil on top.

How to be Super Mom is providing you with a series of delicious salads recipes that you could use to spice up your meals. Enjoy super moms!