Xavier's Salad Nicoise

Ingredients

4 ripe tomatoes, sliced

8 radishes, thinly sliced

2 cans of tuna packed in olive oil, well drained

4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and quartered

1/2 cup of olives (Greek) pitted

Boil water and place eggs in water, reduce to medium heat and cook approximately 6 minutes, set aside to cool

Rinse tomatoes and slice into 4 even pieces, place at the bottom of the plate

Rinse radishes and thinly slice, place on top of tomatoes

Chopped green bell pepper (½ inch strips or chopped into ¼ inch cubes), place around the plate

Drain the tuna and take ½ of the content, place it in center of plate

Peel eggs, cut in quarters and around the tuna

Garnish with 4 anchovies on top of tuna

Right before serving drizzle a small amount of olive oil around the plate

Add salt and pepper to taste

LEVEL: Easy
COST OF INGREDIENTS: approximately $12 (depends upon olives used)
TIME: approximately 20 minutes, including prep and cooking

TIP: Hard boiled eggs can be tested if they are cooked by spinning them on a counter. If the egg spins quickly it is done.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010 - 8:31pm