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Probiotic Nicoise Salad

Probiotic Nicoise salad made with your favourite pickled vegetables

A well-constructed probiotic Nicoise salad is a something to behold. It is beautiful, delicious and demands to be served on a rustic table with a glass of wine and the setting sun of a hot summer evening.

That may sound a bit poetic for a salad, but Nicoise is hardly able to be summed up as “just a salad.” It is a full meal, featuring all that’s best from the summer harvest: new potatoes, fresh tomatoes and salad greens, combined with salty olives and oily fish.

A probiotic salad

A salad is the perfect place to feature some of your own ferments. Here are some fermented foods that naturally pair well with a Nicoise salad.

  • Salt-brined green beans: A probiotic twist on the classic Nicoise ingredient.
  • Fermented garlic scapes: This late-spring delicacy is as beautiful as it is delicious.
  • Pickled nasturtium berries: A sprinkling of nasturtium berries compliments the olives.
  • Lacto-fermented tomatoes: This is a traditional Russian recipe that I really want to try!
  • Salt-brined eggs: Replace the hard boiled eggs with fermented eggs.
  • Cider vinegar: At this point I pretty much only use homemade cider vinegar. It’s just so easy to make.

Probiotic Nicoise Salad - with fermented beans, garlic scapes, nasturtiums

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Probiotic Nicoise Salad

Probiotic Nicoise Salad - Healthy and Delicious

This Nicoise salad is a delicious variation on the traditional dinner salad. Made with fermented vegetables, it’s a simple way to eat more probiotics!

  • Author: Emillie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: France

Ingredients

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Salad

  • 1 lbs new potatoes
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp of salt, to taste
  • 8 cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 head lettuce
  • 1/2 cup Nicoise olives
  • 1 can of fish (tuna, salmon or sardines)
  • 1 cup fermented green beans or other vegetables (see bottom of the post for options)

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp minced shallot
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  1. Boil the new potatoes and eggs together. Remove the eggs after 10 minutes, and cook the potatoes until fork tender.
  2. Toss the potatoes in cider vinegar, and salt to taste.
  3. Peel the eggs and slice them into quarters.
  4. Mix the salad dressing ingredients together.
  5. Prepare the salads individually. Start with a bed of ripped lettuce, then add 1/4 of each of the toppings. Pour the salad dressing over top and serve.

Keywords: probiotic, pickled, summer, picnic, barbecue, gluten free, 30 minutes or less, dinner, dairy free, nut free, grain free, sugar free, soy free

Filed Under: Sides and SaladsTagged With: French, Garlic scapes, Green beans, Nasturtium, Salad, Tomatoes

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Hi, I'm Emillie, an island dwelling fermentation enthusiast. Fermenting For Foodies features healthy recipes designed feed your microbiome.
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