Last Updated on April 15, 2022 by Karen

Tuna Nicoise Salad is a perfectly light and healthy meal option that’s packed with fresh vegetables, protein, healthy fats, and a delicious black olive dressing.

Dinner salads have been hands down one of my go-to dinners lately.

Tuna Nicoise Salad is packed with perfect warm weather flavors: refreshing leafy greens topped with California black ripe olives, fresh tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, and hard-boiled eggs, all drizzled with a savory black olive vinaigrette.

Now, that’s a recipe packed with protein, carbs, and healthy fats. I’ll be making this all summer long!

This salad is easy enough to put together for a weeknight dinner and elegant enough to impress your guests. I’ve been dressing my pasta salads with this black olive vinaigrette lately, too!

I love the unique flavor, texture, and color of black olives. Plus, olives are an essential part of the Mediterranean diet with lots of health benefits:

Contain vitamin E, iron, vitamin A, and fiber
Naturally gluten-free and paleo-friendly
Of the 1.5 grams of fat in a 15 gram serving of olives, more than 75 percent is monounsaturated fat – the good fat!

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Tuna Nicoise Salad with Black Olive Vinaigrette

Tuna Nicoise Salad is a perfectly light and healthy meal option that’s packed with fresh vegetables, protein, healthy fats, and a delicious black olive dressing.

Author Karen @ The Tasty Bite

Ingredients

For the dressing:

8 pitted black olives finely chopped
1 tbsp shallots minced
1 clove garlic minced
1 tsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsps red wine vinegar
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

For the salad:

1 lb cooked red potatoes diced
8 oz cooked green beans trimmed
2 plum tomatoes diced
4 hard-boiled eggs peeled and halved
2 6- oz cans solid white tuna in oil drained
½ cup black olives
4 cups mixed salad greens

Instructions

Combine black olives, shallots, garlic, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, and olive oil in a food processor or blender and blend until mixed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Arrange potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, eggs, tuna, and black olives over salad greens on a large platter and serve with black olive vinaigrette.