Tagged: French cooking
Very Nice, Tuna Niçoise
I’ve been taking a little break from writing, and I have been the worst food blogger ever!
Forgive me?
I have some really lovely recipes to make it up to you for my little absence!
Perfect for summer, and simple to achieve!
Feeling refreshed and full of inspiration from my latest trip to Nice, Cannes and Monaco in the South of France.
I was definitely ready to get back in the kitchen, I had some really incredible food on my trip along the coast.
From Moules Marineres, Cheese Boards, Homemade Gnocchi, Strawberry Tarts and Brie & Fig picnics on the beach – It was bliss!
Nice was our first stop, so I think it’s only appropriate to show off an amazing classic summer salad which was founded in this beautiful Italian/French town
Tune Niçoise
I N G R E D I E N T S
1 Tuna steak
1 Egg – Poached
Crisp Lettuce
Red Onion
Spinach
Basil
Mustard
Salt & pepper
Olive Oil
H O W T O
First of all for a Nice french dressing, Basil leaves, Spinach leaves a little olive oil, french mustard and a splash of water.
Next – I just made a really simple salad of lettuce, red onion and cucumber – black olives would be perfect here too!
And of course pour yourself a nice glass of something…
use some excess dressing and coat the cooked green beans, then cook again in a hot pan – oh yum!
Sprinkle salt and pepper on the Tuna steaks and Put a little olive oil in a pan, cook on a high heat for 2 minutes on each side.
(Tuna is best served a little pink in the middle! OH YEAH)
To make this a proper Tuna Nicoise salad you need boiled eggs, in your salad – I am not a fan of hard boiled eggs!
Poached Egg, just slightly over done and laid on top of the tuna finished this dish of perfectly!
SUPER HEALTHY, really simple and delicious!
Voila! Bon Apetit