Desak asked me what I wanted for lunch. Out of a jet-lagged fog the words ‘Salad Nicoise’ jumped from my lips. We were, however, out of several ingredients. “Can I substitute zucchini for the green beans?” she asked. “And we don’t have any tuna.” After a thorough search of the pantry I found a can of crab. And Sherry Vinegar was an improvement over the red wine vinegar in our recipe.
Dressing Ingredients:
– 1 1/2 Tbl. extra virgin olive oil
– 1 Tbl. sherry wine vinegar
– 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
– 1 Tbl. parmesan cheese, grated
– salt and pepper to taste
Salad Ingredients:
– 200 gr. small potatoes, scrubbed with skins left on
– 1 medium sized zucchini cut into stubby rectangles, steamed until just tender, and then cooled
– 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, roasted, skin and seeds removed, sliced
– 125 gm. tomatoes cut into wedges
– 3 shallots, thinly sliced, rinsed and drained – skip this step if you prefer a stronger shallot flavor
– 2 pieces canned or bottled anchovies drained and chopped
– 1 1/2 Tbl. capers, drained
– 4 kalamata olives pitted and cut into slivers
– 3 fresh basil leaves leaves torn by hand
– 1/4 cup chopped parsley
– 1/2 can (170 gr) crab, drained and flaked (or use flaked fresh crab)
– 6 rucola leaves, washed and dried, and torn in big pieces
– 1 hard-boiled egg, cut into 4 wedges
Directions:
For the Dressing –
Mix all the dressing ingredients until well mixed and set aside.
For the Salad –
Boil the potatoes until just tender. Cool them enough to remove the skins. Cut the potatoes into quarters and put into a ålarge bowl. Pour the dressing over the potatoes while they are still warm and gently mix. Let these sit at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the salad.
When you are ready to eat add the steamed zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, shallots, anchovies, capers, olives, basil, parsley, and crab. Put the rucola on a serving plate, top with the salad, arrange the egg wedges on top, and add a few grindings of fresh black pepper. Serve.
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Nicoise Salad Kepiting Modern
Untuk 2-3 orang
Bahan Untuk Saos :
– 1 1/2 Tbl. minyak olive extra virgin
– 1 Tbl. cuka anggur sherry “sherry wine vinegar”
– 1/2 tsp. mastard dijon
– 1 Tbl. keju parmesan, diparut kecil sekali
– garam dan merica secukupnya
Masukkan semua bahan diatas kedalam mangkok. Aduk sampai semua tercampur rata. Simpan disamping.
Bahan Untuk Salad:
– 200 gr. kentang kecil, digosok sampai bersih,biarkan kulitnya
-1 buah zucchini medium, dipotong persegi panjang besar, kuskus sampai matang, dan dinginkan
-1/2 biji paprica merah atau kuning, dipanggang, buang kulit dan biji dan potong memanjang
– 125 gr. tomat, dipotong memanjang sampai ada 8-12 irisan
– 1 bawang merah, dipotong tipis sekali, bilas dan saring. Kalau senang rasa bawang yang keras, tidak usah dibilas.
– 2 irisan anchovy dari kaleng atau botol, hilangkan minyak dan potong kecil
– 1 1/2 Tbl. biji caper, disaring
– 4 buah zaitun kalamata yang hitam, bijinya dikeluarkan dari tiap olive, dipotong memanjang menjadi 4 bagian
– 3 daun basil segar, pakai daunnya saja, dan dipetik pakai tangan
– 1/4 cangkir daun parsley yang segar, dipotong
– 1/2 kaleng (170 gr.) kepiting, disaring dan disepih dengan garpu atau bisa pakai kepiting segar
– 6 daun rukola, dicuci bersih, dan dirobek bagi 2 dengan tangan
-1 butir telur rebus, dikupas kulitnya, diiris memanjang menjadi 4 bagian panjang
Cara Membuat :
Rebus kentang sampai masak. Dinginkan sampai bisa dikupas kulitnya. Setelah itu, potong menjadi 2 bagian. (Kalau pakai kentang yang besar potong kira-kira ukuran 2 cm. x 3 cm.) Masukkan kentang yang masih sedikit panas dalam mangkok, tambahkan saos, campur sampai rata.
Saat mau makan, tambahkan ke mangkok dengan kentang, zucchini, paprika, tomat, bawang merah, anchovy, caper, zaitun, basil, parsley dan kepiting. Aduk sampai semua tercampur bagus, hati-hati jangan sampai kentang menjadi rusak.
Taruh rukola di atas piring yang bagus, tambahkan campuran kentang di atasnya, dan diatas kentang ditambah telur. Taburkan sedikit merica, supaya semua kelihatan bagus. Siap untuk dihidangkan.