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Quick No-Cook Tuna Nicoise Salad Bowl

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A fast, healthy, and no-cook tuna salad bowl perfect for easy dinners, combining fresh vegetables, canned tuna, and a tangy vinaigrette.

Ingredients

  • Canned tuna packed in olive oil
  • Mixed salad greens (arugula, baby spinach, or mesclun)
  • Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Green beans, trimmed and blanched or raw
  • Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
  • Hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered (optional)
  • Red onion, thinly sliced
  • Small new potatoes, boiled and halved (optional)
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Dijon mustard
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Capers (optional)

Instructions

  1. If cooking vegetables, blanch green beans by boiling in salted water for 2-3 minutes until bright green and tender-crisp. Transfer to an ice bath, drain, and set aside. Boil potatoes in salted water for 10-15 minutes until fork-tender. Drain and cool.
  2. Slice cherry tomatoes in half, thinly slice red onions, and quarter hard-boiled eggs carefully.
  3. Drain canned tuna, leaving a little oil for flavor. Flake gently with a fork into bite-sized pieces.
  4. Make the dressing by whisking together 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper to taste until emulsified.
  5. In a large mixing bowl, combine salad greens, cherry tomatoes, green beans, olives, red onions, potatoes (if using), and capers if desired. Drizzle half the dressing and toss gently to coat evenly.
  6. Divide the salad mixture onto plates or bowls. Top with flaked tuna and arrange hard-boiled egg quarters around the edges. Drizzle remaining dressing over the top.
  7. Give everything a gentle toss before serving. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt or pepper if needed.

Notes

Blanching green beans is optional but recommended for a brighter color and tender-crisp texture. The dressing can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to two days. Handle tuna gently to avoid mushiness. Mustard in the dressing acts as an emulsifier to keep it blended. For a vegetarian version, replace tuna with grilled tofu or roasted chickpeas.

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