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Zikki's Farmer's Market Tuna Niçoise

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1 hr

Absolutely nothing like a spring time salad, loaded with delicious and crispy greens and topped with mustardy edible flowers. This salad is a light play on a Tuna Niçoise, featuring classics like canned tuna, capers, radishes, and soft golden potatoes. However, we turn it up a notch using only gorgeous seasonal spring time produce from the farmer's market. This salad is perfect for a Saturday day lunch gathering or mid afternoon aperitif with drinks. If you are thinking brunch? Poach an egg and lay it on top of the salad to make it a really good time.

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3 people

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3 people

US

original

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Ingredients

8 small potatoes

1 bunch radishes

1 bunch mustard greens (can substitute with arugula)

Edible Mustard Flowers

½ tsp salt

½ can tuna (in olive oil)

For the dressing

5 anchovies

1 tbsp capers

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

½ lemon

Lemon zest

Extra virgin olive oil

Freshly cracked pepper

Flakey sea salt

Tools

large pot

small bowl ice

bowl

gorgeous serving plate

Directions

Step 1

Start with your sweet little potatoes. Put the potatoes in a large pot covered with cold water and let it come to a boil.

8 small potatoes

large pot

Step 2

Once it is at a roaring boil add a heaping teaspoon of salt and allow all the water to boil out. It will take about 1 hour. Keep an eye as the water is at its last inch. Watch so it doesn’t burn the bottom of the pot. *This method gives you a perfectly cooked potato with a crispy salty crust!

½ tsp salt

Step 3

Remove from pot and set aside to cool.

Step 4

Now for the dressing. In a bowl add your crushed anchovy slices. Make sure they are fully mashed up. Add capers. Add sherry vinegar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Add Dijon mustard. Add freshly cracked black pepper and then whisk in enough olive oil to thicken it into a nice dressing.

5 anchovies

1 tbsp capers

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

½ lemon

Lemon zest

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

Freshly cracked pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

Step 5

Slice your radishes in half and soak them in water and ice until you are ready to serve.

1 bunch radishes

small bowl ice

Step 6

When you are ready to serve, slice the potatoes in half and add them to the dressing bowl. Add radishes and toss. Remove from bowl onto serving plate leaving enough dressing to dress the leaves.

bowl

gorgeous serving plate

Step 7

Now add a small squeeze of lemon juice. Stir the dressing. Add in the leaves and toss. Plate the leaves on top of the radishes and potatoes (to prevent wilting). Finish the salad with pieces of olive oil soaked tuna, fresh cracked pepper, mustard flowers, and flakey sea salt.

½ lemon

1 bunch mustard greens (can substitute with arugula)

½ can tuna (in olive oil)

Freshly cracked pepper

Edible Mustard Flowers

Flakey sea salt

Step 8

Bonus Tip: Add a poached Egg on top to really make this sexy!

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