Salade Niçoise Recipe
My vacation is over and I am back to my routine but I still have some pictures along with adventures to share about my trip.
In our relentless effort to escape the heat, we had lunch a few kilometers outside of Marrakesh at a restaurant by the pool to get some “pool air” for lack of ocean air. For lack of any air really. It may sound far-fetched but it did really cool us off. Maybe it was all in our mind. Maybe the sight of water alone was enough to milden the canicule.
To start, we had salade niçoise; a Moroccan version of it anyway made with mayonnaise vinaigrette and added carrots and corn. Then we had a sizzling chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemons served with Berber flatbread and mint tea. My daughter swam and played on the swing and marveled at the caged peacocks on the way out.
A few days ago, I made salade niçoise for dinner. A substantial salad that I’d gladly make a meal of anyday. Complete with vegetables, protein and starch, it makes a wonderful dinner especially for the remaining days of summer ahead.
Salade Niçoise Recipe
2 servings
For the salad
2 medium red skin potatoes, peeled, halved and sliced
2 cups fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 cups romaine lettuce, torn into pieces
1 can tuna, drained
1/2 cup pitted black olives
1 tomato, cut into wedges
3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved or quartered
For the vinaigrette
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon mustard
1 shallot, minced (optional)
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Place the sliced potatoes in a pot and cover with salted water. Cook over medium high heat until the potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a colander and let drain and cool a few minutes.
Bring a small pots of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the green beans and blanch them, 3 to 6 minutes, depending on their thickness. Shock them by putting them in ice water. Drain in a colander.
Prepare the vinaigrette by whisking the vinegar with the mustard, minced shallot, salt and pepper. Slowly add the olive oil and continue whisking to emulsify.
Arrange the lettuce on a plate and drizzle it with about 1/4 of the vinaigrette. Top the lettuce with the potatoes, green beans, tuna, olives, tomato wedges and eggs. Drizzle the whole salad with a couple of spoonfuls of vinaigrette. Serve it with extra vinaigrette on the side.
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Susan — 08/24/2010 @ 10:56 pm
Beautiful photos. Glad you are home safely.
Nisrine Merzouki — 08/24/2010 @ 11:15 pm
Thanks, Susan. It's good to be back.
Lindsay @ Pinch of Yum — 08/24/2010 @ 11:23 pm
Love that tagine! It looks so rustic and pretty.
Bryan — 08/24/2010 @ 11:45 pm
I am happy to hear that you are home safely, the salad looks great! I enjoy Nicoise Salad.
Fimère — 08/25/2010 @ 1:07 am
cette salade est l'une de mes préférées, j'adore
tes photos sont sublimes
bonne soirée
Dana — 08/26/2010 @ 4:00 am
Awesome pictures Nisrine! I'm happy you had a good trip!
Barbara — 08/26/2010 @ 1:02 pm
Lovely photos, Nisrine!
And you just can't beat a fabulous Salade Niçoise!
Nadji — 08/26/2010 @ 9:58 pm
J'ai passé quelques jours à Marrakech et j'avoue en avoir un très bon souvenir.
Une ville riche des vestiges de l'Islam médiéval.
Quant à la cuisine marocaine, j'en étais déjà amoureuse avant d'y aller.
A bientôt.
We Are Not Martha — 08/27/2010 @ 3:42 pm
I love how true to your blog's title your posts are :) This is totally a dinner AND a dream :) So pretty!
Sues
Bridgett — 08/28/2010 @ 2:05 am
Are you glad to be home? I would miss all the wonderful vacation food you've had recently! The salad looks so fresh and perfect for a warm weather meal.
Aaron — 08/28/2010 @ 2:49 am
Looks like you had a wonderful summer! Now, back to reality!
Mademoiselle Poirot — 08/28/2010 @ 9:02 am
Bonjour Nisrine, your holiday pictures look so wonderful, they really make me want to go back to Morocco, which I know I will one day… A salad nicoise is indeed a full meal, add a glass of chilled white wine – perfection ;-) Have a lovely weekend, Bisous & Love from London x
Bria @ West of Persia — 08/31/2010 @ 2:42 am
Delish salad, lovely photos. Btw, like the girls, I find peacocks endlessly fascinating and beautiful.