Fresh green salad with lettuce, chopped vegetables, and shredded chicken served on a white plate, showcasing a healthy and vibrant dish ideal for light meals or appetizers.
Salad

Blue Crab Little Gem Nicoise Salad

Tossed with homemade lemon dijon vinaigrette using Morton® Fine Sea Salt.

Morton® Fine Sea Salt is used in the lemon vinaigrette dressing because it quickly dissolves and helps balance the citrus flavor.

To finish and season each ingredient within the salad, Morton® Coarse Sea Salt is used for its easy distribution and crunchy texture.
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Ingredients Instructions

Key Information

Dish Type

Salad

Time

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

Difficulty

easy

Serves

4-6

Ingredient List

Ingredients and measurements.

  • 6 Heads little gem lettuce, washed
  • 1⁄4 cup Fingerlings, cooked and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup Shaved red onion
  • 1 cup Blue crab meat (can substitute for tuna)
  • 1 cup Green beans, blanched and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 Red pepper, 1/8 inch diced
  • 2 Lemons, zested
  • 1/8 cup Chives, nely chopped
  • 3 Eggs, hard boiled and chopped
  • 1 tsp. Morton® Coarse Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp. Pepper

Cooking Instructions

Step-By-Step Cooking Information and Guidance

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for salad and add dressing.

Step 2

Serve in a chilled bowl.

Additional Recipes & Information

Nicoise Dressing Ingredients:

  • 3 cups Olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp. Honey
  • 1 Lemon, juiced and zested
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1⁄4 cup Capers
  • 3 Anchovies
  • 1/8 tsp. Morton® Fine Sea Salt

Nicoise Dressing Directions

  • Combine lemon juice, zest, honey, Morton® Fine Sea Salt and dijon mustard in a blender. Start on the low setting and slowly drizzle in olive oil.
  • Add the capers and anchovies.

Morton Products USED IN THIS RECIPE

Our products that bring this dish together
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Fine Sea Salt Fine 17.6 oz

Fine sea salt created by sea water that has been evaporated by the sun.   Morton Fine Sea Salt is the perfect salt for marinades, soups and dressings. This quick-dissolving, evenly-blending salt is an excellent choice for cooking. Take your baking to the next level and bring out the flavor of your cookies, cakes and pies – or try out a new salted caramel recipe. At Morton Salt, we make sure only the best salt crystals reach your plate, so every dish you create will be as flavorful as you intend. 

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