Nicoise Salad (salad in the style of Nice, France) is one of my favorite summertime dishes. It makes use of summer’s fresh produce; it’s healthy; and it’s cool and refreshing on a hot sultry day. You can vary the recipe somewhat to suit your family’s tastes and to accomodate what’s fresh at the market, but this is my favorite variation:
Nicoise Salad

Romaine lettuce
Hardboiled eggs, cut in 1/8s
Cherry tomatoes or small, vine-ripe tomatoes, cut in wedges
Boiled new potatoes
Black olives, ideally Nicoise olives (they are the tiny, black olives available in jars)
Canned tuna packed in water, drained and flaked (You can also use …read more