To be fair, this is nothing like a Nicoise salad other than the fact that we are using tuna and eggs for it, but who’s going to judge?

All I can say is the little quail eggs for sure make this salad extra fun, so give it a go!

Recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

  • 1 small can of tuna
  • 6 quail eggs
  • 3 medium pickles
  • handful of black olives
  • handful of cherry tomatoes
  • 2 handfuls of mixed salad
  • drizzle of balsamic glaze, optional

For the dressing:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • squeeze of agave syrup
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Start by soft boiling quail eggs (it will take around 2min 30sec from when the water starts boiling), peal and cut in half.
  2. Cut up olives and tomatoes in half. Slice the pickles.
  3. To make the dressing, put all the ingredients in a jar and shake until well combined.
  4. To serve, lay a bed of mixed salad on a large plate or a wide and shallow bowl. Add the tomatoes, olives, pickles and tuna. Top with eggs. Drizzle the dressing all over and an extra squeeze of balsamic glaze.