Tuna Nicoise Salad
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Cost
- $17.50
- Nutrition
- 470 cal · 35g protein
- make-ahead
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain potatoes
Tuna Nicoise Salad is a Mediterranean weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 minutes, for around $18 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 10 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain potatoes works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Warm pita and hummus (5 min)
Contains: Eggs · Fish— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 2 cans canned tuna in olive oil
- 1 lb baby potatoes
- 8 oz green beans
- 4 count eggs
- 1 head butter lettuce
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup kalamata olives
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup olive oil
Steps
- Boil the halved potatoes in salted water for 10 minutes. Add the eggs and cook 8 minutes more, adding the green beans for the last 3 minutes.
- Drain and cool everything in cold water. Peel and quarter the eggs.
- Whisk the vinegar, Dijon, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Arrange the lettuce on a platter and top with potatoes, green beans, eggs, tomatoes, olives, and chunks of tuna.
- Drizzle with the dressing. Kids can build their own plate from the platter.
On the side: Warm pita and hummus (5 min)
1 package pita bread, 1 container hummus
- Warm the pitas in a dry skillet or the oven for 1 to 2 minutes, cut into wedges and serve with the hummus.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbohydrates
- 28 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 510 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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