Friday, October 4, 2013

FFWD Salad Nicoise


As I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of canned tuna.  This is probably why I've always liked Salad Nicoise.  (Except for the one time when I was at a work lunch and too nervous to pay close attention to what I was eating and accidentally took a bite with nothing but anchovy.  Wow!  Those little fishes are so strong.  It was all I could do not to spit it out in front of my co-workers and our clients.   I think that was the last time I ate anything with whole anchovies, although I'll occasionally use them cut or smashed into small pieces to flavor things.)  The Salad Nicoise recipe I make is from a Canal House cookbook.  It's very similar to this one and I've always liked the title, "A Nice Nicoise for Next to Nil."  If I remember right, that one does not have eggs, an addition that I definitely enjoyed.  They may become a new permanent addition in our house.  I made this with fresh potatoes, green beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and eggs from our CSA and it was delicious.  A perfect end of summer dinner.  My only complaint is that we ended up eating at 9 again.  I spent the afternoon making X Cookies and watching the Redskins game while Charlotte napped, so the kitchen was a mess and Charlotte was awake and ready to play right about when I wanted to start cooking dinner.  Plus, salads always take longer than I expect them to.  I always think they'll be quick because there's no real cooking involved, but there's so much prep work.  Oh well.  It was a delicious, beautiful, and healthy dinner that I know I'll be making again.

12 comments:

  1. How lucky that you got almost everything on your CSA box!

    I agree with you about salads taking a while... it took me almost half an hour to make this dish from start to finish.

    Happy Friday!

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  2. I agree, LOVE this salad. Glad you enjoyed Dorie's version, too :)

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  3. Salad looks easy but so many components to it! But in the end, its delish!

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  4. Salads and tacos take foreeeever. Glad you liked this version.

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  5. Yum - local Salade Niçoise ingredients. Looking good!

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  6. You're right Jora. Salads always take longer to prepare than I plan on. I guess its all that washing, chopping and mixing of dressing. This one was really good, though and well worth a little effort. Yours looks delicious!

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  7. Yes - it is a cruel twist of nature that no cook meals take almost as long as cooked meals.

    Looks good!

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  8. A great looking salad, well worth all the work. We really loved this one.

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  9. Ah the baby balancing act... I remember it oh so well. Glad you finally got the salad into you. Lots of pieces to cut.

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  10. I agree, Salad Nicoise is a favorite. The green beans are over here, but the rest of my ingredients also came from my farm share or the farmers market (the eggs). I love this time of year. I think the trick for salads is to squeeze the little steps (like cooking the beans, eggs, potatoes, dressing) into little gaps in the day. Then assembly is a breeze. Also more planning than might be possible...

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  11. haha, the prep work gets me every time too! :) Thank goodness you got to eat before too long though!

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  12. Jora, one very lovely presentation of this classic French salad - beautifully arranged and worth many repeats, I am sure! It is wonderful to read that you enjoyed this fabulous salad!
    Have a wonderful Monday! Many hugs to Charlotte!

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