Nicoise Salad
Nicoise Facts:
The composed salad traditionally has tomatoes, hardboiled eggs, green beans, canned tuna, nicoise olives, potatoes, red onion, anchovies and a simple vinaigrette
Ingredients:
- 3 ripe tomatoes quartered
- 1 peeled cucumber
- 2 red bell peppers, seeded, ribs removed and sliced into spears
- I small red onion peeled and sliced thinly into half moons
- 1 cup trimmed and blanched green beans
- 4 new potatoes, cooked, chilled and quartered
- 4 hard boiled eggs quartered
- 2 cans of salmon drained and flaked
- 1/4 cup nicoise olives
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 8 leaves of Manoa or green leaf lettuce
- 4 anchovy filets rolled into roses
- 1/2 cup nicoise dressing (instructions below)
- Aloha Spice Company Black Lava Hawaiian Sea Salt as a garnish
Directions:
- Divide the vegetables and eggs between the four plates atop the lettuces.
- Add the flaked salmon and olives to each and a dash of black pepper.
- Garnish with the anchovies and spoon a little of the dressing over the salad.
- Garnish with a light casting of Black Lava Hawaiian Sea Salt
Nicoise Dressing Ingredients:
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2-3 Tbs. red wine vinegar
- 6 Tbs. XVOO
- 3 leaves fresh chopped basil
- 1 tsp. Guava Lime Smoked Hawaiian Sea Salt
- Ground black pepper
Directions:
- Whisk everything together in a bowl and chill. The dressing is not emulsified as there are no eggs or dijon so it will naturally separate.
- Simply mix it together before using.
- Season and add the Kuakea White Hawaiian Sea Salt.
- Keep chilled until ready to use.