Pedestrian Salad Nicoise

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 2 (6 ounce) cans chunk tuna (get the best you can, packed in oil is great)
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup diced cucumber
• 1 cup diced fresh tomato
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives or 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can black olives
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook rice in 3 3/4 cups water. (bring rice and water to a boil, cover and reduce to minimum for 20 minutes).
• 2 let rice cool completely.
• 3 mix red wine vinigar, olive oil, and dijon in a jar and shake well to emulsify.
• 4 open cans of tuna and drain
• 5 add all ingredients together in a big bowl, season with salt & pepper to taste.
• 6 chill in thr fridge or eat right away.
• 7 i always douse some extra vinigar over my own serving.
• 8 eat as a main dish or as a side. tastes better the next day!