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Julia Child’s Potato Salad Nicoise
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 35 minutes
- Total
- 55 min
- Yield
- 4.00 serving(s)
Categories
- Salad
Cuisine
- French-inspired
Cooking Method
- Stovetop
Difficulty
- Medium
Dietary
- Mediterranean
Allergens
- Possible sulphites — EU declaration threshold is above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre total SO2; check product labels
- Possible Mustard — check ingredient labels
- Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels
- Possible Fish — check ingredient labels
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Julia Child's Potato Salad Nicoise brings together 1 garlic clove, forced through a press, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 55 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 garlic clove, forced through a press
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- fresh ground black pepper
- fresh basil
- 4 medium white potatoes
- 1 tablespoon shallots or 1 tablespoon green onion, minced
- salt
- pepper
- 2 -3 tablespoons chicken broth
- 2 -3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 lb fresh green beans, cleaned and trimmed
- 1 large head boston lettuce, cleaned and chilled
- 4 tomatoes, quartered
- 3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered
- 2 ounces anchovies packed in oil, drained
- 2 -3 tablespoons drained capers
- 1/2 cup black olives
- 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
- 2 -3 tablespoons chopped parsley
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Instructions
To prepare the sauce: With a spoon, pound together the garlic and salt to a paste. Beat in a T each of lemon juice and wine vinegar and the dry mustard. Slowly whisk in the olive oil and the pepper and basil. Refrigerate until ready to use.
To prepare the potatoes: Scrub the potatoes; steam or boil unil tender, about 20 minutes. Cut into chunks, or slice 1/2 inch thick. Toss potatoes gently with shallots, salt, pepper, chicken broth and water. Allow to sit 4 minutes, tossing once or twice to absorb liquid evenly. Add 1/4 cup dressing, toss again and refrigerate.
To prepare the salad: Place the beans in boiling water 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until chilles. Drain and pat dry; chill.
Toss the lettace with several spoonfuls of dressing and arrange the leaves around the edge of a large, deep platter. Turn the potato salad into the middle of the leaves. Arrange tomatoes around the potatoes and drizzle with a little dressing. Toss the beans with a spoonful of dressing and arrange around tomatoes.
Distribute the eggs and garnish with anchovies and capers. Ring the potatoes with a line of black olives. Break up the tuna and arrange in the center of the potato salad. Drizzle with dressing. Garnish with parsley and serve.
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