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"For a summer lunch or dinner, one of my favorite salads. There is always a debate going on about this salad, what should be in there and what not. I don't use potatoes in mine, but if you like to add them, do so. I have added the sardines because I like them in this salad, but you can leave them out. The dressing can be drizzled over the salad..."

Ingredients: small capers, sherry wine vinegar...

"Great for parties or the family to munch on! Easy too! Yum! Got this from a box of Ritz whole wheat crackers."

Ingredients: solid white tuna packed in water, mayonnaise...

"This delightful sandwich from Nice, in the South of France, started out as a Salade Niçoise in which stale bread was crumbled about an hour before it was served. The name literally means "bathed bread" - alluding to the spreading of olive oil on the bread and the softening of the inside of the bread after the filling has been added...."

Ingredients: pitted black olives, extra virgin olive oil...

"A different and healthy way to eat tuna, the contrast of the tuna, curry and crunch of the water chestnuts set this one apart. A favourite adapted from the book: Quick and Healthy Recipes and Ideas. Serve with salad greens or on toast for a delicious lunch or side dish. ZWT REGION: France."

Ingredients: reduced-calorie mayonnaise, sliced water chestnuts...

"Julia Child says, "A handsomely arranged combination salad can be the solution for what to serve at an informal spur-of-the-moment meal. The trick is to toss all of the elements separately in vinaigrette, letting some marinate for 10-20 minutes if they need to take on flavor. Then ... arrange your work of art, each part of it is perfectly seasoned."..."

Ingredients: raw zucchini, balsamic vinaigrette...

"Tuna fish gets a French accent in this refreshing classic! (Make it even more refreshing with a nice glass of Chardonnay.)"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, Dijon mustard...

"This is our family’s favorite Nicoise salad. You can substitute canned tuna or grilled chicken for the grilled tuna. Change out the vegetables to suit your taste. The dressing is the best part – flavorful enough to stand up to the potatoes and tuna, without overwhelming the greens. I like to use a mix of lettuces in this salad – for flavor and..."

Ingredients: pepper, small red potatoes...

"Here's a traditional French sadwich from "Real Simple, Meals Made Easy" by Reneee Schettler. This certainly brings canned tuna into the realm of "gourmet"."

Ingredients: green leaf lettuce, extra virgin olive oil...

"A salad featuring the flavors of Mediterranean France, with enough vitamins and protein to give you energy for windsurfing or dancing, but minimal fat to keep you looking sleek on the beach. Submitted for Ready Set Cook Contest, Summer 2005."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, dried basil...

"From: "Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way" by Lorna Sass. "Chewy, easy-to-love short-grain brown rice makes an appealing grain base for a salad containing many of the elements of a traditional salade nicoise. The tuna and its soaking oil become a major part of the dressing, coating each grain with the savor of the sea." *Time does..."

Ingredients: radicchio, fresh ground black pepper...

"A Provencal dish."

Ingredients: mixed fresh herbs, extra virgin olive oil...

"Saw this on Fast Food My Way by Jacques Pepin: this is excellent! The tuna comes out cooked very evenly rare through the whole steak! There's two choices for relishes; each makes enough relish for 2 steaks. You can alternately choose one and double the ingredients to use on all 4 tuna steaks."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh chives...

"By Patricia Wells and from the Provence Cookbook."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dry red wine...

"Brandade is taditionally made using salt cod but I found this version using tuna in an old issue of Delicious magazine."

Ingredients: olive oil, garlic cloves...