Grilled Tuna Niçoise Salad

Whole Foods Market

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

 
2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 small shallot, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 (1-pound) fresh, or frozen and thawed, tuna steak

Extra-virgin olive oil cooking spray

1 1/2 pound small new potatoes, boiled or steamed until tender and cooled

1/2 pound green beans, trimmed, boiled or steamed until tender and cooled

1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup pitted Niçoise olives

1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

1 hard boiled egg, peeled and cut into wedges
 

Method: 

In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, tarragon, mustard, shallot, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in oil to make a vinaigrette. Put tuna into a wide, shallow dish, drizzle all over with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette, cover and chill for 30 minutes. Reserve remaining vinaigrette.

Prepare a grill for medium heat cooking. Arrange tuna on the grill and cook 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until tuna reaches desired doneness. Transfer to a plate. When cool enough to handle, flake into large pieces. Arrange tuna, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, olives, onion and egg on a large platter and serve with reserved vinaigrette on the side to spoon over the top.

Note:  I put on a bed of romaine lettuce and tossed