Tuna Nicoise Salad with Parmesan

 

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 cups mesclun greens
• 2 (8-ounce) tuna steaks, grilled
• 1/2 cup pitted Nicoise olives, halved lengthwise
• 1 cup whole or sliced grape or cherry tomato
• 1 pound reserved Yukon gold potato, parboiled and cut into chunks
• 1 cup green beans, cooked
• 2 tablespoons drained capers
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leave
• 1/4 cup shredded or grated Parmesan

Cooking Methode

Combine the lemon juice, Dijon mustard, dried oregano, salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in olive oil until emulsified. Add the mesclun greens to bowl with dressing and toss.

 Put greens on platter and set bowl aside with leftover dressing, to drizzle over other ingredients at end.

Slice tuna steaks on bias and arrange on top of greens. Scatter the olives and cherry or grape tomato over the salad. Add the reserved, cooked and cut Yukon gold potatoes and reserved green bean. Drain capers and scatter on top of greens.

With kitchen shears, snip the parsley over the salad. Sprinkle shredded Parmesan over top of salad along with any leftover dressing.