4 seared nicoise salad Recipes

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

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

fingerling potatoes , cut into 1-inch pieces, olive oil, heirloom tomatoes, seeded and chopped, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, chopped, pickled dill green beans , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, pitted greek olives, chopped, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, capers, drained, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic clove, minced, grated lemon peel, anchovy paste, pepper, tuna steaks (4 oz each), olive oil, salt, pepper, french bread baguette slices and minced fresh basil, optional