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Salad nicoise
A classic recipe using tuna and green beans. Quite a few ingredients but very easy to put together.
What you need
- 200 g canned tuna, drained
- 2 little gem lettuces, separated into leaves
- 225 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 50 g pitted black olives
- 1 yellow pepper, cored de-seeded and cut into strips
- 225 g fine green beans, trimmed and cooked
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
- For the dressing
- 60 ml olive oil
- 6 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp snipped fresh chives
- 4 1/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- seasoning
Method
Flake the tuna into large chunks. Arrange tuna in a salad bowl with remaining salad ingredients.
Put all the dressing ingredients into a screw-top jar. Shake vigorously to combine and pour over the salad.
Serving suggestion
French bread.
Cook's tip
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 1248 | 418 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 298 | 100 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 21.1 | 7.08 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 12.4 | 4.14 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 19.0 | 6.37 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 3.22 | 1.08 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 3.92 | 1.32 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 191 | 64.1 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 0.48 | 0.16 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 217 | 73.1 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 2.02 | 0.68 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.42 | 0.14 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 82.8 | 27.8 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 22.9 | 7.67 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 3.28 | 1.10 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 1.18 | 0.40 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 74.6 | 25.0 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 87.4 | 29.3 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 3.14 | 1.05 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 46.9 | 15.7 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 8.75 | 2.93 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.84 | 0.28 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.33 | 0.11 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 210 | 70.6 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.16 | 0.05 | 1.4 |
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