Tuna Nicoise

Photo: flickr user Laurel Fan

Ingredients

4 Tuna steaks - (4-oz ea)

Oil for grilling

Salt to taste

Freshly ground black pepper to taste

4 cups Boston Bibb lettuce - (2 small heads) torn into pieces

1 Lemon Aioli see * Note

pound Red skin potatoes quartered, cooked until tender, cooled

pound Green beans snipped, cooked until tender, cooled

8 Cherry tomatoes

1 small Red onion halved, sliced thin

3 Hard-boiled eggs sliced

cup Nicoise olives for garnish

Preparation

Preheat the grill. Oil and season the tuna. Grill the tuna for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Toss the lettuce with 1/4 cup of Aioli dressing and season with salt and pepper. Place in the center of your salad plates. Arrange the rest of the ingredients in a pretty way. Top with the beautiful tuna steak, and drizzle all over with the remaining dressing. Garnish with the olives.

This recipe yields 4 entree salads.