Filled with shrimp, boiled eggs, potatoes and olives the Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe is a meal! A homemade vinagrette finishes the salad perfectly!
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Why you'll love this recipe
✔️ It's a great make-ahead recipe.
✔️ This salad is a great evening meal, it's also fancy enough for company!
✔️ It's hearty and delicious with so little prep.
Ingredients
- large cooked shrimp
- boiled eggs
- green beans
- baby potatoes
- cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes
- green olives
- red onion
- lettuce greens
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables the day before to allow them to cool completely before assembly.
- Boil the eggs, peel and refrigerate.
- Boil the potatoes until fork tender. Drain and cool before refrigerating.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the beans and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until they are crisp and tender. Drain, cool, refrigerate.
- The day you're serving, prepare the salad - Divide the lettuce evenly between four plates. Arrange the beans, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, and onions evenly on the plates. Garnish with the egg, top with the shrimp then drizzle with salad dressing before serving.
FAQ's
This salad originated in France in the city of Nice. It typically has tomatoes, potatoes, green beans and anchovies, but I really like her recipe with shrimp!
Tuna is a classic ingredient in a nicoise salad. If you want to keep it vegetarian, use white beans. They would be terrific as well!
A nicoise salad typically has a lemon vinagrette.
Variations
- Substitute tuna or grilled salmon for the shrimp.
- If you can't find the baby potatoes, use small potatoes that are halved or quartered.
Tips
Save yourself some time and use the same pot to boil the eggs, potatoes and green beans. Just be mindful, they all take a different amount of time to cook.
Last but not least, this salad is typically served with a drizzle of olive oil and a fresh squeeze of lemon. You can also use a storebought salad dressing.
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Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp (or large pre-cooked shrimp) peeled and deveined
- 4 large eggs boiled, peeled, cooled
- 2 cups green beans blanched and cooled
- 2 cups baby potatoes boiled until fork tender and cooled
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes
- 1 cup green olives
- 1 cup red onion diced
- 4 cups lettuce greens
- Dijon Mustard
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Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables the day before to allow them to cool completely before assembly. Place the eggs and the potatoes in a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Once the water begins to boil, cook the eggs for 10 minutes. Remove from the pot and rinse in cold water until cool enough to handle. Peel and refrigerate. Continue to cook the potatoes until just barely fork tender. Drain and cool before refrigerating.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the beans and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until they are crisp tender. Drain and cool before refrigerating.
- If you're grilling the shrimp - Preheat the grill (or broiler) to medium-high heat. Thread the shrimp on skewers and grill 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until no longer opaque in the center. Remove from the gill.
- Prepare the salad - Divide the lettuce evenly between four plates. Arrange the beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and onions evenly on the plates. Garnish with the 1 egg and ¼ cup of green olives per plate. Top with the shrimp then drizzle with the dressing before serving.
Michelle
Looks like a salad I need to try!!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you Michelle, enjoy!!!
Nicole
This salad is absolutely packed with deliciousness!
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Nicole!!!
Jennifer A Stewart
This salad is almost too pretty to eat! But I am not going to let that stop me from diving in face first into all these yummy ingredients!
Bowl Me Over
Dig right in!!! Super yummy - thanks Jennifer!!
Lori Vachon
What a gorgeous salad! Just goes to show simple flavors all brought together in one dish make for amazing dining!
Bowl Me Over
So true Lori - best way to enjoy great food!!!
Ashlyn
This looks so light and delicious; a perfect salad for summer! And I just bought a bag of those cute little potatoes at HEB the other day not knowing what to make with them yet so this is perfect!
Bowl Me Over
Awesome, you are set Ashlyn - enjoy this yummy salad!!
Dini @ The Flavor Bender
Love love LOVE this twist on the nicoise salad! I could eat anything with shrimp so it's perfect for me! Plus it looks so fresh and perfect for Summer!
Bowl Me Over
I hear ya Dini - the shrimp keeps this so light and delicious, I always love a big salad! Thanks for stopping by Dini!!
Michaela Kenkel
This is the BEST salad I have seen in a long time. I was just trying to decide on one to try this week, t's been SO HOT here! This is it!! THANK YOU!
Bowl Me Over
This one is definitely a winner and so much fun to make!!
Sandra Shaffer
Gorgeous hearty salad! Perfect summer meal when you are trying to stay cool! Great recipe choice, Debra!
Bowl Me Over
Yes, so many choices! Christie's blog is amazing, I love Freaky Fridays!!
Liza
I have no doubt that everyone loved this salad because it looks so super-yummy! I love a Nicoise salad as is, but the only thing that's better than the original is this shrimp Nicoise salad that's colorful, pretty, healthy and I-'m sure extra-delicious!
Bowl Me Over
Super yummy Liza, gotta love a big salad and this one is sooo good too - soon I'll be sharing a wonderful Dijon Vinaigrette to go with!! Thank you for your support!!!
Justine
This is such a gorgeous salad, love all the colors!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you so much Justine!!
Jenny | Honey and Birch
I'm a shortcut kind of cook too!! Loving this salad!
Bowl Me Over
Birds of a feather! ? Thanks Jenny!!!
Aunt Bee
I have had a Nicoise salad one time at a restaurant and it ROCKED MY WORLD! SO trying this!
Bowl Me Over
I had never had one either - definitely on the menu now! Thanks Aunt Bee!!!
April J Harris
Love this twist on traditional Nicoise Salad! The Shrimp are a fantastic addition. Pinning!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you so much April, it's just so yummy!!!
Julie
That is one beautiful salad! I love how easy it is to put together and how summer fresh it is!
Bowl Me Over
Showstopper for sure Julie - I'll be making this one again and mixing up the ingredients a bit - we just love it!!
Lisa@Lisa's Dinnertime Dish
This salad is absolutely gorgeous! It's a perfect meal with all the summer heat everyone seems to be having!
Bowl Me Over
Ain't that the true Lisa! It's been over 100 here for almost three weeks! Too hot even to grill - salads are perfect in the heat!!
Angela
I am loving everything about this salad! I am always looking for new ideas for the summer when i don't have time to make a big meal. this is perfect... filling, healthy and so darn pretty to look at!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you Angela!! I just love this salad, my hubby really loved it too - definitely a winner. Thank you!!!
Dan from Platter Talk
I'm a huge fan of a good Nicoise salad and your addition of shrimp takes it over the top but grilling the shrimp takes this baby WAY over the top! Awesome job, once again and thanks for this delicious salad idea!
Bowl Me Over
I know right? All we need is this salad and a fork! 🙂 So yummy and what a treat! Thanks for stopping by Dan, have a great weekend!!!
Deanna
I am in love!!! This looks amazing this salad has my name all over it!!
Bowl Me Over
Me too, I love everything about this salad Deanna - I hope you give it a try!!!
Candi
This looks lovely and perfect for summer! Your pictures are gorgeous!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you Candi!! This really is one tasty salad!
Christie
I love that salad! I make a version of it often. It's simple and delicious. Thank you for the kind words! <3
Bowl Me Over
Simple and delicious are the best recipes - love your site and it was so much fun picking a recipe!!