Salade Niçoise

Think salad is boring? This classic French salad is full of flavour and texture, perfect for popping in your lunchbox.

By Antony Worrall Thompson
From Food and Drink

Ingredients

  • 450g/1lb fresh tunaor 4 x 175g/6oz tuna steaks, 2.5cm/1in thick
  • 8 new potatoes, cooked and quartered lengthways
  • 4 plumtomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 115g/4oz extra fine French beans, topped, cooked and drained
  • 4 little gem lettucehearts, quartered lengthways
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 4 eggs, cooked for 6 minutes in boiling water from room temperature, halved
  • 6 anchovy fillets cut lengthways into thin strips
  • 16 pitted black olivesin brine
  • 8 basilleaves, ripped

For the dressing or marinade

  • 105ml/7tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp aged red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp freshly snipped chives
  • 2 garliccloves, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper