Originally from the region in France known as Nice, the niçoise salad is traditionally made with tuna, greens, tomatoes, anchovies, black olives, capers, hardboiled eggs, green beans, and vinaigrette dressing.
While often placed in many a niçoise salad recipes, the ingredients, rice, potatoes, cheese, pasta or cooked vegetables, are not classic parts of the salad.
When a niçoise salad is placed between two pieces of bread, making a sandwich, it is known as a pan-bagnat.
Traditional Ingredients
- Tuna
- Salad greens
- Green beans
- Tomatoes
- Black olives
- Capers
- Anchovies
- Hardboiled egg
- Dressing
Non-Traditional Ingredients
- Rice
- Pasta
- Potatoes
- Cheese
- Cooked vegatables
What is your favorite pasta dish?(2 Answers)
A:
Pasta Salad Nicoise! It's just Nicoise Salad, with a little extra dressing, mixed into pasta. It's terrific. Niçoise Pasta Salad 6 oz (175gr) green beans 1 ...
How to make Panzanella salad?(1 Answer)
A:
The first and foremost thing for this recipe is selection of bread, which is clearly explained in the given clipping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3V1loMv2ag Secondly ...
References
Fast Facts
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Also called
Salad niçoise
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Origin
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Fact:
Can be made with any fish or meat
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Fact:
It is debated whether tomatoes or greens make a better base
