Xavier's Salad Nicoise
By: The Cooking App...
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2010 - 8:31pm

Ingredients




4 ripe tomatoes, sliced
1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped
8 radishes, thinly sliced
2 cans of tuna packed in olive oil, well drained
4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and quartered
8 oil-packed anchovies
1/2 cup of olives (Greek) pitted
Extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation

1 Boil water and place eggs in water, reduce to medium heat and cook approximately 6 minutes, set aside to cool 2 Rinse tomatoes and slice into 4 even pieces, place at the bottom of the plate 3 Rinse radishes and thinly slice, place on top of tomatoes 4 Chopped green bell pepper (½ inch strips or chopped into ¼ inch cubes), place around the plate 5 Drain the tuna and take ½ of the content, place it in center of plate 6 Peel eggs, cut in quarters and around the tuna 7 Garnish with 4 anchovies on top of tuna 8 Right before serving drizzle a small amount of olive oil around the plate 9 Add salt and pepper to taste

About


LEVEL:  Easy
COST OF INGREDIENTS: approximately $12 (depends upon olives used)
TIME: approximately 20 minutes, including prep and cooking
TIP:  Hard boiled eggs can be tested if they are cooked by spinning them on a counter.  If the egg spins quickly it is done.