Salad Nicoise Recipe

This is a very easy to make potato salad nicoise recipe.

A “nicoise” salad contains potatoes, but is far from the usual potato salad.

Traditionally a nicoise salad calls for green beans and tuna. We have kept the green beans but have substituted the canned tuna for lovely fresh salmon. I think you will enjoy it.

It makes a wonderful lunch or a light and easy dinner recipe.

Potato Salad Nicoise Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds potatoes, scrubbed
• 1 1/2 cups fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 pound fresh salmon, cooked
• Lettuce leaves
• 2 hard cooked eggs, quartered
• 1 cup pitted black olives
• 1 tomato, cut into wedges

Method

Our version of this French recipe uses a mayonnaise based salad dressing. You will often also see nicoise salad dressed with a vinaigrette dressing. Both are good.

The addition of hard boiled eggs, tomatoes and olives makes this a hearty salad, perfect for lunch or a light dinner, served with warm with crusty rolls and a great dessert.

This is a very healthy salad recipe, a real meal in a bowl. That is why I have included it in our list of diabetic recipes. However, for those on a diabetes diet, I would only use about half of the amount of potatoes called for in the recipe.

Or try it with our light fluffy buttermilk biscuits.

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