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Southwestern Nicoise Salad

1 hr 15 min
30 min prep
45 min cook

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 Frozen Ahi tuna steaks, thawed
  • 1 tbsp Canola Oil
  • 1/4 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 Lime, zested and juice reserved
  • 2 Ears of fresh sweet corn
  • 1/2 cup Olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 Jalapeño pepper
  • 1/2 bunch Cilantro
  • 1 Fresh garlic clove
  • 6 Baby red potatoes, quartered and boiled
  • 2 Large eggs, boiled
  • 8 oz French cut green beans, blanched
  • 1 Avocado, diced
  • 1/4 cup Cotija cheese
  • 10 Castelvetrano green olives

Instructions

  1. Preheat grill to medium high heat.
  2. Coat tuna with canola oil, cumin, and lime zest. Let steaks rest in fridge 30 minutes before grilling. Grill tuna 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until desired doneness is achieved.
  3. Grill corn on each side until it is lightly charred.
  4. Let corn cool slightly and cut from cob.
  5. To make vinaigrette, in a blender combine olive oil, rice wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, jalapeño, cilantro, and garlic, plus reserved lime juice. Blend until smooth.
  6. To serve place all ingredients together on large platter. Drizzle whole platter with vinaigrette.

Nutrition

27gCarbs
37gFat
34gProtein

Nutrition Facts

4 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories570
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 37g
    • 57%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 5g
    • 25%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 150mg
    • 50%
  • Sodium
    • 190mg
    • 8%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 27g
    • 9%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 9g
  • Sugars
    • 5g
  • Protein
    • 34g
  • Vitamin C
    • 40%
  • Calcium
    • 10%
  • Iron
    • 15%
  • Vitamin A
    • 20%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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