Hefty and interesting enough for lunch, but not so heavy it loses its summery personality.

Though mind you, I happily serve this year-round!

After a (very!)

Platter piled high with Salad Nicoise - French Tuna Salad, ready to be served

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extended water break, the inauguralHoliday Salad Marathonhas resumed!

As with most well-loved traditional recipes, there are fist-shaking arguments over what goes into a proper Nicoise salad.

Question any French chef, housewife or man in the street and youll get a different answer every time.

Drizzling lemon dressing over Salad Nicoise - French Tuna Salad

This recipe is how I like my Nicoise salad.

Tuna in oil trumps tuna in spring water, and not all canned tuna is created equal.

As mentioned in the introduction, there are no hard and fast rules about what goes in Nicoise salad.

Ingredients in Salad Nicoise - French Tuna Salad

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Ill make this for lunch and film it for you!

Big plate of Salad Nicoise - French Tuna Salad, ready to be eaten

What is the Holiday Salad Marathon?

Life, however, got in the way and I never crossed the finish line before Christmas.

After an extended water break, Ive finally resumed!!!

Fork close up eating Salad Nicoise - French Tuna Salad

Click hereto see all the Holiday Salad Marathon recipes to date!

Close up of platter piled high with Salad Nicoise - French Tuna Salad

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Ratatouille in a bowl with a side of crusty bread

Bowl of Warm French Goat’s Cheese Salad (Salade de Chêvre Chaud), ready to be eaten

Tomato Salad with Olive Tapenade cover photo

Drizzling lemon dressing over French Bistro Salad

Potatoes au gratin (Dauphinoise Potatoes) fresh out of the oven

Spring Salad - with asparagus, peas, snow peas, baby cos lettuce (romaine) and goats cheese on a plate, ready to be served

Bowl of Carrot Salad ready to be served

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