8 seared nicoise Recipes

eggs, quartered small red potatoes, haricots verts, trimmed, tuna steaks, kosher salt, divided, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, grape tomatoes, halved, pitted and quartered nicoise olives

garlic cloves, minced, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, lemon, juiced, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced fresh tarragon, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, red new potatoes , scrubbed and halved, eggs, haricots verts or french green beans, stems trimmed, fresh sushi-quality tuna, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, teardrop or cherry tomatoes, halved, nicoise olives, anchovy fillets, caper berries with stems, fresh chives, snipped in 1/2

monkfish fillets (about 2 lbs.), pan searing flour, pure olive oil, garlic cloves, finely sliced, chopped onion, tomatoes with basil, diced, pitted black nicoise olive, reduced-sodium chicken broth, fresh marjoram, salt and pepper

dry great northern beans, onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic (1 smashed and 1 minced), bay leaf, fresh thyme plus 1 tsp thyme leaves, chicken stock or water, divided, coarse salt and coarsely ground black pepper, few drops extra-virgin olive oil, few drops lemon juice , optional, few drops white balsamic vinegar , optional, walnut oil , optional, pitted kalamata olives, capers, drained, minced lemon zest, garlic cloves, finely minced, coarsely chopped parsley leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, potato bread, toasted, white bean puree, ahi tuna , seared, olive tapenade, marinated tomatoes, sliced, hard boiled eggs, sliced, french green beans, micro basil, micro arugula

roasted garlic , pan seared brown in olive oil works too, anchovy fillets, optional, nicoise olives, pitted, pommery mustard , whole grain, soft tofu, lemons, juiced, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper, to taste, baby heads romaine, washed

baby new potato , scrubbed, fine green beans, trimmed, eggs, tuna steaks, olive oil, mixed salad green (1 bag, preferably with herbs), scallions, finely sliced, pitted black olives, halved, clear honey, dijon mustard, cider vinegar, olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper