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    YOU ARE HERE: Home » Recipes » Main Course - Dinner Salads » Tunisian Salad Platter {Assiette Tunisienne}

    By Carol · Published: Apr 17, 2017 · Modified: Mar 2, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure.

    Tunisian Salad Platter {Assiette Tunisienne}

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    4.67 from 3 votes
    35 minutes
    Tunisian Salad Platter (or Assiette Tunisienne) makes an impressive presentation for a buffet!  Full of fresh, crunchy vegetables, olives, capers and drizzled with a simple red wine vinaigrette, this is THE salad to make all summer long! #salad #tunisian #mediterraneanfood #mediterraneansalad

    Tunisian Salad Platter (or Assiette Tunisienne) makes an impressive presentation for a buffet!  Full of fresh, crunchy vegetables, olives, capers and drizzled with a simple red wine vinaigrette, this is THE salad to make all summer long!

    Photo of Tunisian Salad Platter (Assiette Tunisienne) on gray-rimmed platter.

    The inspiration behind this recipe:

    The 1990’s were my vegetarian days so I have a vast number of vegetarian cookbooks.  I don’t use my cookbooks often enough, but occasionally will grab one, open it and make the recipe no matter what it is unless it’s for something I simply will not eat–like offal.

    This time, I opened one on North African cuisine by Kitty Morse and a beautiful Tunisian salad called Assiette Tunisienne was calling my name!  I LOVE all forms of Mediterranean-inspired salads!

    Photo of Tunisian Salad Platter (Assiette Tunisienne) on gray-rimmed platter.

    Kitty calls it Tunisian Salad Plate but this one fills a platter so I’m calling it Tunisian Salad Platter!

    What is Assiette Tunisienne?

    According to Kitty, the presentation of this salad varies as much as the ingredients.  Sometimes the vegetables are sliced or in larger pieces as is shown here and sometimes they are diced and garnished with capers, olives and eggs.

    Photo of dressing being drizzled over salad from silver serving spoon.

    If you have leftover hard-cooked eggs from Easter, this salad is a great way to use them.  Occasionally, the salad is topped with canned tuna making this salad similar to a Salade Nicoise.

    There’s another classic Tunisian salad called salade méchouia where the vegetables are grilled.  This is a raw salad except for the eggs.

    Tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell pepper, onion… oh my!  You’ll want to make this Tunisian Salad Platter all summer long!  I used plum tomatoes as they are one of the few varieties that are actually edible during non-tomato months.  This is perfect with grilled meat, fish or poultry!

    I tweaked Kitty’s recipe for this Tunisian Salad Platter just a bit.  I added sprigs of fresh parsley and some crushed red pepper flakes for a little heat to the simple olive oil and red wine vinaigrette.

    Photo of dressing being drizzled over salad.

    Put this Tunisian Salad Platter on your “to make” list this summer!  And check out this wonderful vegetarian cookbook!  I’m going to keep this book off the shelf for a while and continue cooking through it!  There are some amazing recipes in this book!

    Be sure to check out these other great salads perfect for your get-together buffet!

    • Chicken Pasta Salad with Spinach – Buttermilk Dressing
    • Salade Nicoise
    • Roasted Beet Salad with Walnuts, Goat Cheese and Honey – Balsamic Dressing
    • Cauliflower Antipasto Salad
    Tunisian Salad Platter (Assiette Tunisienne)

    Tunisian Salad Platter or Assiette Tunisienne

    4.67 from 3 votes
    By: Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen
    Tunisian Salad Platter (or Assiette Tunisienne) makes an impressive presentation for a buffet!  Full of fresh, crunchy vegetables, olives, capers and drizzled with a simple red wine vinaigrette, this is THE salad to make all summer long!
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Main Course / Dinner Salads
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 8
    Calories 180 kcal

    Equipment

    • Wusthof Chef Knife
    • Cutting Board
    • Glass Mixing Bowls

    Ingredients
      

    Salad

    • 4 plum tomatoes - quartered and seeds removed
    • 1 large green bell pepper - membrane removed, thinly sliced
    • 1 English cucumber - peeled if desired, thinly sliced
    • ½ small red onion - cut into rings, rings separated
    • 3 hard-cooked eggs - peeled and quartered
    • 16 Kalamata olives - pitted
    • 3 tablespoons capers - large or small
    • Italian parsley sprigs
    • Freshly ground black pepper - to taste

    Dressing

    • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon water
    • 1 scant tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • Salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste

    Instructions
     

    Salad

    • Arrange ingredients on a platter as follows: Tomatoes, eggs placed in between tomatoes here and there, green bell pepper rings, cucumber slices, onion rings, olives and capers. Garnish with parsley sprigs and give the salad a good dose of freshly ground black pepper.

    Dressing

    • In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, water and mustard together until smooth. Gradually whisk in the olive oil. Add crushed red pepper flakes and salt and black pepper to taste.
    • Serve immediately.

    Notes

    NOTE: Cook time of 15 minutes is for the eggs if you don't already have hard-cooked ones available. Hard-cooked eggs can also be purchased.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 581IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

    These are estimated values generated from a nutritional database using unbranded products. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.

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    1. Anonymous says

      April 05, 2019 at 11:36 pm

      5 stars

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    2. Christine says

      April 24, 2017 at 3:52 am

      What a beautiful salad – Love all those colors and flavors! Perfect for a summer get-together.

      Reply
    3. Kristen R. says

      April 20, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      This salad looks so good! I love the inclusion of the hard boiled eggs. Perfect light dish for summer. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    4. Chava Mazal says

      April 18, 2017 at 7:59 pm

      Two things:

      1. And I thought I had a huge cookbook collection! I would have made that a top priority to move, too!

      2. This salad looks amazing. I had a similar, albeit also very different, salad in Morocco last fall and loved it. The flavors just sound so perfect for a side to some BBQ meat (I couldn’t be vegetarian if I tried!) or for a summer potluck.

      Love it. I bet the added parsley adds additional life to it.

      Reply
      • Carol says

        April 19, 2017 at 8:19 am

        Thanks, Chava!

        Reply

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