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Warm Arctic Char Nicoise Salad

2
Points® value
Total Time
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Arctic Char makes a savory replacement for traditional tuna in this beautiful composed salad.

Ingredients

Low-fat vinaigrette salad dressing

½ cup(s)

Garlic

1 clove(s), large, minced

Fresh parsley

2 tbsp(s)

Dijon mustard

½ tsp(s)

Anchovies canned in oil drained

½ average, (optional)

Plum tomato

4 medium, sliced

Red onion

cup(s), sliced

Capers

2 tbsp(s)

Uncooked baby potatoes

8 cup(s)

String beans

4 oz

Cooked arctic char

1 pound(s), skinless, cut into 4, 4 oz filets

Romaine lettuce

8 cup(s)

Hard boiled egg

4 large

Olives

12 large

Chives

4 tsp(s), minced

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the vinaigrette, garlic, parsley, mustard, and anchovy paste. Set aside.
  2. Combine tomatoes, onion, and capers in a small bowl. Toss with 2 Tbsp vinaigrette and reserve.
  3. Cover potatoes by 1-2” of cold water in a medium sauce pan fitted with a steamer basket. Place haricot beans in basket. Bring to a boil and cook/steam for approximately 8 minutes or until potatoes are tender and haricot vert lightly steamed. Rinse haricot beans under cold water, drain, and toss into tomato mixture. Drain potatoes and toss with 2 Tbsp vinaigrette while still warm, set aside.
  4. Season arctic char filets with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Lightly coat a nonstick sauté or grill pan with cooking spray and heat over high heat. Sear filets for approximately 4-5 minutes per side or until done. Set aside.
  5. Toss lettuce with remaining vinaigrette and divide across 4 dinner plates. Divide tomato salad and dressed potatoes evenly across plates and place in small composed piles. Add 1 sliced egg, 1 char filet, and 3 olives, to each plate. Garnish each plate with 1 tsp chives and serve.

Notes

The vinaigrette, tomato/onion salad, potatoes, and beans can all be prepared earlier the day you’re serving this dish to make it quicker to bring to the table.