Recipe: Smoked salmon and non-traditional dressing elevate this Salade Nicoise - OCRegister

For decades, my fish of choice for a Salade Nicoise was canned tuna. High quality canned tuna, but canned fish none the less. It’s traditional in this irresistible salad, along with tomatoes, green beans, hard-cooked eggs, and olives. Often potatoes come to the party along with mixed baby greens.

But for many years, it’s become de rigueur to swap out the canned tuna for other options, everything from grilled fresh swordfish to baked salmon. This rendition subs in smoked salmon and a non-traditional dressing with sour cream (or Greek yogurt) and dill. The dressing pairs deliciously with the fish.

Would my late French mother-in-law Francoise approve? She might have rolled her eyes, but I think she would have eaten every bite.

Non-Traditional Smoked Salmon Salade Nicoise

Yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

Dressing:

2/3 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Salad:

1 pound small red potatoes, unpeeled, halved

Salt for cooking vegetables

8 ounces green beans, trimmed

10 ounces (about 10 cups) mixed baby greens

4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled, halved

8 ounces sliced smoked salmon

Optional: 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup pitted olives, such as Nicoise or Kalamata olives

PROCEDURE

1. Prepare dressing: Combine sour cream, lemon juice, water, dill, salt and pepper in small bowl. (Dressing can be covered and refrigerated for up to 4 days.)

2. Prepare salad: Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; return to boil and cook 8 minutes. Add green beans and continue to cook until both vegetables are tender, about 4 to 8 minutes (green beans should be tender-crisp and potatoes fork tender). Drain. Cool.

3. Toss baby greens and 1/4 cup dressing together in large bowl. Evenly divide baby greens onto 4 dinner plates. Top with potatoes, green beans, and eggs. Top with smoked salmon, cherry tomatoes if using, and olives. Drizzle salads with remaining dressing. Serve.

Source: “America’s Test Kitchen’s The Complete Salad Cookbook” (America’s Test Kitchen, $32.99)

Have a cooking question? Contact Cathy Thomas at cathythomascooks@gmail.com

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