{"id":162,"date":"2019-10-22T07:59:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willfrantz.com\/staging\/6984\/?p=162"},"modified":"2020-10-29T14:23:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T20:23:11","slug":"salmon-nicoise-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willfrantz.com\/staging\/6984\/salmon-nicoise-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Salmon Nicoise Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Salad Nicoise is a French classic. It’s a simple, assembled salad. It looks good on a plate and tastes delicious. Usually, it uses both potatoes and tuna. Tuna has issues with high levels of heavy metals and I generally try to avoid potatoes because of the starch. Think of this as a healthy upgrade to the traditional Salad Nicoise.<\/p>\n\n\nJump to Recipe<\/a>\n\n\n

Great Salmon Nicoise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To start your Salmon Nicoise, you’ll want to make some green beans. I’ll often make a couple of pounds of green beans and eat them throughout the week. I’ve played with a bunch of different varieties, but I think this recipe<\/a> has the highest simplicity to tastiness ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You just put some fat in a pan and add the green beans. Cook for about 15 minutes until they start to soften. Done and delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, it’s time for the “potatoes.” As I said, I don’t eat a lot of potatoes. I love them, but there are much healthier options. Potatoes are great for Feast Days and preparation for long workouts, but I don’t usually eat them in a normal dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I went with radishes. They’re almost completely fiber and water, so a really good alternative to baby potatoes. They also give the Salmon Nicoise a nice little bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just cut some radishes in half and give them a quick, light fry in a pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes about five minutes. If you have a couple of good pans, you can cut and fry them in the amount of time it takes the green beans to cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all the cooking done, you just need to put the Salmon Nicoise together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I put down a very light bed of spinach. But you could also use chopped romaine or butter lettuce. It just helps to catch the extra dressing. Then I added the radishes and the beans, topped it with fresh avocado and grape tomatoes, and added a can of good, wild salmon. Finally, I topped it with a couple of anchovies, some capers, and a great dressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do it again, I would be certain to add some olives and probably a hard-boiled egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even without them, it was incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Couple Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n