Tuna Niçoise Salad Bowl
On busy weekday lunches, a fresh and healthy Niçoise salad bowl is the perfect choice. This classic French salad features tuna, eggs, and fresh vegetables, paired with a lemon-herb vinaigrette, and can be prepared in just 10 minutes. The Geedel food chopper helps quickly dice vegetables evenly, making salad preparation much more efficient.
Ingredients:
1 can of high-quality oil-packed tuna
2 hard-boiled eggs
200g fresh green beans
6 small potatoes
1 cucumber
1 red onion
10 black olives
2 tomatoes
Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
¼ cup freshly chopped chives
Salt and black pepper
Detailed Steps:
Prepare Vegetables (using Geedel):
Boil the small potatoes until tender, then cut into chunks. Deseed the cucumber and cut into chunks. Cut the red onion into chunks. Using the manual vegetable chopper with the dicing blade attached, place the cucumber chunks into the container and press gently 3–4 times to get even small cubes. Repeat with the red onion and boiled potatoes. This method is faster and more uniform than hand-dicing.
Prepare Other Ingredients:
Blanch the green beans in boiling water for 3 minutes, then immediately shock in ice water to retain crispness. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and halve the black olives.
Make the Vinaigrette:
In a small glass jar, combine olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, chopped chives, salt, and black pepper. Shake vigorously until emulsified.
Assemble the Salad Bowl:
Place mixed salad greens at the bottom of a large bowl. Arrange the tuna chunks, hard-boiled egg quarters, diced potatoes, diced cucumber, green beans, tomato wedges, and olives on top.
Serve:
Drizzle with the vinaigrette and toss gently or leave layered for visual appeal. Serve with crusty bread for a perfect light lunch.
Summary:
This classic French salad achieves evenly diced vegetables quickly with the help of the Geedel chopper, enhancing both the refinement and balanced texture of the dish. It is a representative example of a healthy Western-style simple meal.
