Leafless Salad Nicoise

Name: Leafless Salad Nicoise
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 1 salad, 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 radishes, quartered; 2 large carrots, shredded; 2 celery ribs, diced; 1/2 sweet red pepper, diced; 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped; 2 -3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced; 1 (170 g) can tuna in water, drained; 1/2 cup snow peas (optional); 1/2 cup fresh green beans (optional); 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Recipe by Isabeau

Here is an excellent example of a colourful, healthy meal that I put together from the memory of what my husband’s grandparents regularly have for lunch in Niger. It is a leafless version of Salad Nicoise.

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READY IN: 15mins

SERVES: 2

YIELD: 1 1 salad

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

8

radishes, quartered
2

large carrots, shredded
2

celery ribs, diced
¹⁄₂

sweet red pepper, diced
¹⁄₂

cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
2 -3

hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1

(170 g) can tuna in water, drained
¹⁄₂

cup snow peas (optional)
¹⁄₂

cup fresh green beans (optional)
1

tablespoon Dijon mustard
2

tablespoons lemon juice
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄

teaspoon pepper
1

tablespoon olive oil

DIRECTIONS

Choose vegetables that you like, the more colourful the better. All I have given are optional.
Arrange vegetables and tuna (half a can each) so that they look nice on individual plates or a platter.
Combine ingredients for dressing in screw top jar and shake well. Serve over salad.

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