Try our Recipe Makeover for a lighter version of the traditional dish, saving big on calories, fat and sodium.

Per serving: 261 calories, 6g fat and 524mg sodium.

Saves: 273 calories, 17g fat and 654mg sodium!

About this Recipe Makeover

Traditional Salad Nicoise, although tasty, is rich in flavor due to the high fat and salt content. By replacing an oil-based dressing with a fat-free one, oil-packed tuna with water-packed, by decreasing the amount of olives and eggs, and by omitting the anchovies, this made-over recipe trims the calories and fat.

In addition to omitting the salty anchovies, the salt was replaced with curry powder and the flavor from the Ranch dressing, thereby lowering the sodium content.

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• 1 1/2 lb Idaho Potatoes, skin on, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup bottled, reduced-calorie ranch salad dressing
• 1 tsp curry powder, or to taste
• 2 (6 oz) cans water-packed tuna, drained
• 1 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted olives, black or green
• 4 cup washed and drained mixed salad greens (4 - 6 cups)
• 6 plum tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered lengthwise

• 1 large head Boston lettuce
• 1 lb green beans
• 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped shallots
• 2/3 cup vinaigrette
• 1 pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 4 potatoes, peeled
• 2 (3 oz) cans oil-packed tuna
• 6 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled, halved
• 1 can anchovy fillets
• 1/3 cup black olives
• 3 Tbsp capers
• 3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

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