Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad
with eggs / olives / tomatoes / cucumbers
This twist on one of our favorite, fresh, produce-packed salads uses smoked salmon instead of the classic tuna.
Smarts: Feel free to use canned tuna here instead of the smoked salmon (just like we did in 2019).
Ingredients
- Garlic - 1 clove , chopped
- Vinegar, sherry - 1 Tbsp (sub red or white wine vinegar)
- Lemon juice - 2 tsp
- Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
- Honey - 2 tsp
- Oil, olive - 4 Tbsp
- Eggs - 4
- Potatoes, baby red or new - 1 lb
- Cucumbers - 8 oz , chopped
- Tomatoes, medium - 1 , wedges
- Chives - 1 Tbsp , chopped
- Olives, nicoise (sub seedless kalamata) - 1/2 cup , drained and rinsed
- Oil, olive - 2 tsp
- Salad greens - 8 oz
- Smoked salmon - 4 oz , torn or sliced into bite-sized pieces
Prep
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Boil eggs - Cover eggs with cold water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and then turn off heat. Put a lid on the pan and let eggs sit in hot water for 11 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Boil potatoes - Bring a large stock pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and reduce heat to a low simmer. Simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes (this will vary depending on the size of potatoes, but they should be fairly easy to pierce with a fork). Drain and rinse under cool water. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make vinaigrette - Chop garlic. Whisk garlic with vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, and honey. Add olive oil (portion for vinaigrette) while whisking. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Cucumbers / Tomatoes / Chives / Olives - Prep as directed. (You can leave the olives whole or slice them if you’d prefer.)
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Eggs - Roll eggs against a hard, flat surface to break up shell and then peel. Slice into quarters.
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Make
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Quarter potatoes. Toss potatoes with olive oil (portion for the salad) and chives. Season with some salt and pepper.
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Assemble salads by topping salad greens with potatoes, cucumbers, salmon (you can tear or slice it into bite-sized pieces as you add it if you’d like), tomatoes, olives, and eggs. Finish with vinaigrette just before serving. Enjoy!
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