This is one of my favourite summer meals. As a poor student travelling in Europe, I remember sitting in a Paris sidewalk restaurant eating this dish and thinking I was in Heaven. I am not sure if it was the flavours or the ambience, but I absolutely love this salad and I hope you do too. And if you happen to have a leftover roasted garlic bulb, use that in the dressing. Magnifique! Bon appetite.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 7 minutes
Total time:15 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 400g tuna steaks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 100g green beans, cut into 2 cm lengths
- 4 handfuls mixed lettuce
- 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 50g kalamata olives, halved
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoons baby capers
- 1 handful basil leaves, chopped (optional)
Tip: For a really quick meal, use a tin of tuna and any extra beans from Sunday’s roast.
Dressing
- ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- salt and pepper
Method
- Oil the tuna steaks. Barbecue or fry on high for 1 minute each side. Set aside to rest. I prefer the tuna to be rare with a lot of red inside, but cook for longer if you like. It will continue to cook once you remove it from the heat, so don’t overdo it.
- Boil eggs for 3 minutes until softly boiled. Drain, allow to cool, then peel and quarter. Use the same pot to blanch the beans. Cook beans for 2 minutes in boiling water. Drain and fill pot with cold water (helps to stop the beans cooking). Drain again.
- Thinly slice the tuna across the grain. Arrange the lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onion, beans and tuna on a large platter.
- To make dressing, shake ingredients in a jar until combined. Taste and adjust to your liking. Pour over salad.
- Top with eggs, capers and chopped basil.
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