If you have ever lunched with me, you know that it is hard for me to pass up a classic Salade Niçoise.  Hailing from the south of France, the traditional version of the salad is made with olive oil-packed tuna, cooked potatoes, capers, green beans, tomatoes, Nicoise olives, lettuce and a sliced hard-boiled egg.  I have made versions on the classic with seared tuna before, even halibut or salmon is a nice switch-up, but I loved this idea for a Steak Salad Niçoise from Cooking Light magazine. All of the necessary ingredients but made even more decadent with a grilled filet mignon or steak cut of your choice.  The potatoes, egg and green beans are boiled in this recipe so that the drizzle of lovely Dijon-fresh thyme vinaigrette flavors the entire salad perfectly.

(To view this recipe, click on the following link: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/steak-salad-nicoise)

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