salade niçoise

British  

/ sæˈlɑːd niːˈswɑːz /

noun

1. a cold dish consisting of hard-boiled eggs, anchovy fillets, olives, tomatoes, tuna fish, etc

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Etymology

Origin of salade niçoise

C20: from French, literally salad of or from Nice , S France

Example Sentences

While Chef Ip presents the table with a simple but delicious Salade Niçoise, followed by a finely wrought apple tart, Mr. Pépin turns his attention to the question of France’s diminished influence in the culinary and automotive worlds.

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“He was in wonderful spirits and had wonderful energy. For lunch he made the most delicious salade niçoise I’ve ever had. And he did it in a methodical way.”

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Olives at a cafe in St. Tropez, a salade Nicoise overlooking the beach at Nice . . . who needs to travel?

From Washington Post

Martin Schappeit of Forest, Va., made a salade niçoise and paired it with the Wölffer, which he said, “joined the party like a fruit cocktail in an orange swimsuit” — not a compliment.

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You could go with something classically Mediterranean, a salade niçoise, for example, hummus and other dips, or maybe some sautéed fish.

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