French Tuna Salad
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Summers coming and in Sydney we have already been having days of 36 plus and with temperatures rising there is nothing better than a good salad.
I'm going to share a couple of my family's favourite.
METHOD
Variations:
– Add other seafood eg prawns calamari.
– Other vegetables you can : Cucumber, capsicum, artichokes, broad bean , red onion, shallots, radishes. Soft herbs are also can be included such as parsley or basil.
I'm going to share a couple of my family's favourite.
Ingredients
- 8 baby potatoes
- 120g green beans trimmed
- 2 tomatoes , each cut into small wedges
- 1/2 baby cos lettuce , cut or torn into large bite size pieces
- 3 hard boiked eggs, peeled and quartered
- ¾ cup/ 100g pitted black olives
- 250 – 300g canned chunk tuna in oil , drained and broken into large chunks
LEMON DRESSING:
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small garlic clove , minced/grated
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Pinch black pepper
METHOD
Instructions
- Dressing: Shake ingredients in a jar.
- Cook ptoatoes: Boil potatoes until tender. Drain and leave to fully cool. Slice into halves.
- Blanch beans: Boil green beans until tender or done to your liking. Drain and refresh under cold running water to quickly cool. Drain, pat well to dry.
ASSEMBLE THE SALAD:
- Arrange the cos leaves on a large, wide plate.
- Scatter and layer the remaining ingredients artfully around the plate, finishing with the eggs, olives and chunks of tuna. Drizzle with dressing over and serve!
Recipe Notes:
1. Potatoes – Regular potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks or slices are totally fine too.Variations:
– Add other seafood eg prawns calamari.
– Other vegetables you can : Cucumber, capsicum, artichokes, broad bean , red onion, shallots, radishes. Soft herbs are also can be included such as parsley or basil.
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why wait for hot weather
couldnt be as bad as mine is. I’m a messy 
in the kitchen.
