Cartograph Wines - Recipes - Grilled Tuna Salade Niçoise

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb green beans (preferably Haricots Verts), trimmed
• 1 1/2 lbs small potatoes (preferably Yukon Gold)
• 1 1/2 lbs tuna steaks (1 inch thick)
• vegetable oil for brushing
• 1/4 cup capers, drained
• 3/4 lb boston lettuce (2 heads) leaves separated and large leaves torn into bite size pieces
• 1 (1 pint) cherry or grape tomatoes
• 2/3 cup niçoise or other small brine-cured black olives
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley and/or basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
• 2 1/2 tbsps shallot, minced
• 2 tsps dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 tsp anchovy paste
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsps fresh thyme
• 1 1/2 tsps fresh basil