Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad will never go out of style, even though it’s an old classic, originally prepared in Nice, France.

Seared Tuna Nicoise, usually includes, tomatoes, anchovies, black olive, capers and lemon juice. It was often made with canned tuna, but I love this seared tuna version. It can be seared in a frying pan or on a grill.

I skipped the anchovies, but I adore anchovies with seared tuna and in this recipe, where I served a seared tuna over pasta dressed with a spicy anchovy sauce. Feel free to throw the anchovies in.

Look at this gorgeous piece of yellow tail tuna, wild caught.

When is the last time you used Bibb Lettuce for a salad?  It’s not in bags. It’s easy to wash and dry. There is very little waste and it’s not only sweet; it plates so well.

These tomatoes are grown nearby. Soon the ones in my garden will be just as red, ripe and ready.

The green beans were steamed in one of those special pots that only requires one inch of water and a lid.  Townecraft is sold in a party plan and I inherited my aunt’s set she purchased back in the 1960’s. No lie. They are still perfect. Beans were done in 10 minutes. I immediately drain and throw into an ice bath to maintain the bright green color.

This is a healthy, high protein paleo inspired salad or just want some really good food.

More Easy Seafood Salads

• Shrimp Avocado Tomato Salad
• Crab Louis with Remoulade
• Langostino Lobster Salad

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Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad

Modern twist on a classic salad of Salad Nicoise with seared tuna and shallot vinaigrette. Adapted from Crumblog.

Course Salad

Cuisine French

Prep Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 2

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• tuna steak enough for as many people you are serving
• bib lettuce
• 1 ripe tomato sliced
• 1 cup boiled small potatoes
• 1 hard boiled egg
• 1 handful cooked green beans
• 1 teaspoon capers
• 10 oil cured olives or nicoise olives
• anchovies optional
• salt
• pepper

vinaigrette Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons shallots finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons champagne or white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

• Brush tuna with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 10 inch frying pan on medium low heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. When oil is hot, add Ahi Tuna and sear one minute on each side. Set aside.
• Wash lettuce arrange on place with sliced tomatoes, egg, potatoes, olives, green beans.
• Arrange tuna on salad. Add capers. Drizzle with vinagrette.

Vinaigrette

• Mix mustard with vinegar. Add honey and add in rest of ingredients.
• Season salad with salt and pepper

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It’s been eleven days since I have posted anything and I have really missed the “publish now” button. I so enjoy coming here and sharing good food and good stories.

It’s not that we haven’t cooked.

We have celebrated two birthdays with food and cakes from scratch.

It’s not that I haven’t tried new things to tell you about. I have made my first spaghetti squash, and my first delicious praline frosting (very southern).

It’s just that I have been distracted. And, if you knew the story, you would understand. You can tell what a person values by where they spend their time. And, while for most of the life of this blog I have spent more hours than it probably appears, I have other interests in my life that involve people, specifically children. And, there are times I choose to put my time into what I value most.

And, this is how Mr. Spinach Tiger, who never cooks, but makes the best cappuccino in Tennessee, made me lunch.

It started with the most beautiful piece of tuna that I failed to take a picture of. He encrusted it with a combination of toasted sesame seeds, ginger and crushed wasabi peas, and he grilled it perfectly, in about three minutes.

Every time I look at this picture, I just want to bite into the screen.

I don’t have an actual recipe here. But, I wanted to share this with you anyway.

Sometime the story line is food a woman will love cooked by the man that married her.

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