Grilled Tuna Nicoise Platter Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 8 (2.5-cm-thick) fresh tuna steaks (about 2kg)
• Good olive oil
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 350g french beans (haricots verts), stems removed and blanched
• 1 recipe french potato salad, recipe follows
• 1kg ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges (6 small tomatoes)
• 8 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and cut in 1/2
• 250g good black olives, pitted
• 1 bunch watercress or rocket
• 1 tin anchovies (optional)
• For the vinaigrette
• 3 tbsp Champagne vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 10 tbsp good olive oil
• French potato salad:
• 450g small white boiling potatoes
• 450g small red boiling potatoes
• 2 tbsp good dry white wine
• 2 tbsp chicken stock
• 2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 56g minced spring onions (white and green parts)
• 2 tbsp minced fresh dill
• 2 tbsp minced flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp julienned fresh basil leaves