Salad Niçoise

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

• 3  small round red potatoes, sliced
• 1/4  pound  fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1  (8-ounce) tuna steak (3/4 inch thick)
• 1/3  cup  white wine vinegar
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  lemon juice
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  Dijon mustard
• 2  cups  torn Bibb lettuce or leaf lettuce
• 1  medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Arrange potato and green beans on one side of a steamer basket over boiling water in a Dutch oven. Place tuna on opposite side of basket. Cover and steam 8 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Set tuna aside to cool. Plunge steamed potato and green beans into ice water to cool.

2. While tuna and vegetables steam, combine vinegar, lemon juice, and mustard in a jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously.

3. Place lettuce on a serving platter. Drain potato and beans; arrange over lettuce. Flake tuna, and place on salad; add tomato wedges. Drizzle with vinegar mixture. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

279 (20% from fat)

Fat:

6.2g (sat 1.5g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

30.5g

Carbohydrate:

26.5g

Fiber:

3.8g

Cholesterol:

43mg

Iron:

0.0mg

Sodium:

173mg

Calcium:

0.0mg