Tuna Salad Nicoise | Everyday Food with Sarah Carey

Need a cool dinner for a warm night? Why not try a dinner salad? My family lives on main-course salads all summer -- they're refreshing and beautiful, and don't weigh us down in the heat. Plus, I can't think of a better way to make use of all the peak season produce in the markets now. The key to making great salads is building flavor as you go.

Today, watch me make a classic French Nicoise salad. I give it a simple twist by roasting the potatoes and the tomatoes for a deeper, heartier flavor. When I add those ingredients along with good-quality tuna and olives on top of baby arugula, I have a satisfying dinner that's still quite light.

Sarah's Tip of the Day:
As you watch, you'll see how one simple ingredient can turn a salad dressing from acidic to smooth; plus, check out my trick for getting the driest greens so the dressing sticks better.

Tune in throughout the week, when I'll be cooking up lots of fresh ideas for dinner salads. I'll be showing you easy tricks for layering and enhancing your ingredients so they're are as appealing -- and satisfying -- as they can be.

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Recipe Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds small red new potatoes, quartered
2 tablespoons olive oil
coarse salt and ground pepper
2 pints grape tomatoes
2 bunches arugula (4 to 6 ounces each), ends trimmed, washed and dried
1/4 cup Lemon Vinaigrette
2 cans (6 ounces each) tuna in olive oil, drained
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives

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Sarah Carey is the editor of Everyday Food magazine and her job is to come up with the best ways to make fast, delicious food at home. But she's also a mom to two hungry kids, so the question "What's for dinner?" is never far from her mind -- or theirs, it seems! Her days can get crazy busy (whose don't?), so these videos are all about her favorite fast, fresh meals -- and the tricks she uses to make it all SO much easier.

Tuna Salad Nicoise | Everyday Food with Sarah Carey
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