30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise
This post has been sponsored by Honest Cooking, however all opinions expressed here are mine alone.
30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise is everything you love about classic tuna nicoise salad made easier in a sheet pan supper!
Did you know that October is National Seafood Month? Seafood is something that I eat so often that you could say every month is National Seafood Month for me. I created this 30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise to celebrate the occasion the quick and easy way.
It’s no secret that I love 30 minute meals, and when there’s only one pot to wash, I’m even happier (see my One Pot Thai Peanut Veggie Pasta and 30-Minute Cheesy Mexican Rice Skillet for more).
This particular recipe contains two ingredients that I cook with on a regular basis — seafood and potatoes. Seafood takes mere minutes to cook, making it a great protein for quick meals, and it’s just perfect with potatoes no matter how you prepare them!
Potatoes are a staple in my house because they’re comforting and so versatile — whether they’re baked, mashed, or roasted, they’re always one of the best parts about dinner.
It gets even better, however, because potatoes have some wonderful health benefits. Did you know potatoes are packed with vitamin C and contain more potassium than a banana? They’re also naturally gluten free.
The sky truly is the limit with potatoes.
I’m a huge fan of tuna nicoise salad, which is a classic French salad with tuna, potatoes, hard boiled eggs, olives, and haricot vert or green beans.
It’s been a favorite of mine since I visited Paris many years ago, so I love coming up with different ways to prepare it, such as my Salmon nicoise salad.
I thought it would be fun to create an even easier way to enjoy it with this 30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise, and it did not disappoint!
The trick to making this a 30 minute meal is by using fingerling or baby potatoes and halving them or quartering them depending on their size. I used tricolored fingerling potatoes here, which are some of my favorite because I love the variety of colors and slightly different textures of the potatoes.
While the oven is preheating, get your veggies prepped and onto the baking sheet so you can pop them into the oven as soon as it reaches 400 degrees.
Once the potatoes and veggies have roasted for 20 minutes, brush the tuna steaks with the vinaigrette and place them on the roasting pan as well.
I used wild ahi tuna steaks here, which only takes minutes to cook. They should be rare in the center, and get extremely dry if they’re overcooked.
How rare you want the ahi tuna is up to you. I prefer them more on the medium side, but you can certainly cook them for less time if you prefer them more rare.
While the veggies roasted, I made a quick vinaigrette to brush over the tuna steaks before cooking to give them flavor, and drizzled more over the entire dish when it was done.
I also boiled the eggs during that time, but you can certainly do that ahead to save a step if you’re so inclined.
What I love about this sheet pan tuna nicoise (besides the fact that it barely requires any cleanup), is that it’s easy enough for busy weeknights or elegant enough for entertaining. It’s fast, fresh, and flavorful, and nobody has to know how easy it is besides you.
It’ll be our little secret. 🙂
30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon herbs de provence
- 1.5 lbs. fingerling potatoes halved or quartered depending on size
- 8 ounces green beans trimmed
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/3 cup nicoise or kalamata olives
- 1 lb. ahi tuna steaks
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 4 large hard boiled eggs peeled
- salt and pepper to taste
- 5 ounces mixed salad greens for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Place the potatoes, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and kalamata olives on a large rimmed baking sheet. Toss with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the herbs de provence. Place in the preheated oven and cook for 15 minutes.
- While the vegetables roast, season the ahi tuna steaks with salt and pepper to taste and place in a shallow baking dish or pie plate.
- Combine the vinegar, lemon juice, dijon mustard, and maple syrup in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Whisking constantly, add the remaining 6 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Once the vegetables have roasted for 20 minutes, remove the sheet pan from the oven and move some of the vegetables aside. Place the ahi tuna steaks on the sheet pan and brush with 1 – 1 ½ tablespoons of the dressing and roast for 8-10 minutes. Cook time for fish is 6 minutes per ½” thickness, so for best results buy filets that are the same thickness. Tuna should be cooked no more than medium rare as it gets very dry when overcooked.
- Drizzle the remaining dressing over the platter and serve with the mixed greens and soft boiled eggs. Enjoy!
Notes
- You may make the vinaigrette and hard boil the eggs in advance to save a step!
- I used tricolored fingerling potatoes for this recipe, but any variety of fingerling or baby potato may be substituted.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
21 Comments on “30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise”
It looks tasty and healthy as well. And I always like the way you decorate your dish. I almost can see your passion in every food you share!
Thank you so much, Sabrina!
Thank you so much Robyn! 🙂
Easy, delicious and perfect for those crazy week nights. Pinned!!!
Thanks for the pin, Zainab! 🙂
One pan meals are the best. They are so easy, fuss-free, delicious and satisfying. And this is such a brilliant sheet pan dinner. Those roasted things look so beautiful and so yummy.
Thank you, Anu, and this was definitely fuss-free! 🙂
Oh Yum! Quick is so essential sometimes! Love this recipe!
Thank you, Mary! Quick is essential for me so often!
That’s so funny because I heard that October was National Vegetarian Month, lol! There’s so many food holidays now it’s hard to keep up. But I guess seafood isn’t too far from being a vegetarian. 😉
I’m always a fan of 30-minute sheet pan meals and this one looks so healthy and flavorful. Such a brilliant idea to turn a nicoise salad into satisfying dinner. Nice work, Marcie!
I can’t keep track of all these National food holidays…I can barely keep track of our family calendar! Thanks so much, Sarah!
I’ve never seen whole tuna look so amazing!
Thank you so much, Melanie! 🙂
Yum! I love one pan meals! Easy cleanup for a busy weeknight.
Thanks, Annie, and I’m all about the easy cleanup!
Love easy meals like this! I need to add this to our menu soon!
Thank you, Jessica!
As a former pescatarian, how did I not know that October is National Seafood Month?! Thank you for sharing that tid bit of info!! Now I’m going to have to force feed my husband seafood for the rest of the month. Lol. 😉 Anyways, I LOVE this nicoise, Marcie!!! Such a fabulous idea to turn the salad into a sheet pan meal! Plus I love how quick and easy this is to make AND that you used fingerling potatoes!! My kind of dinner for sure!! Can’t wait to try this, girlfriend! Cheers!
I don’t keep up with the National Food Holidays so I’m usually the last to know! haha Thank you so much, Cheyanne — this was the easy way to get my nicoise fix! 🙂
I had no idea that October is National Seafood Month! This is such a great way to celebrate, Marcie! I need to start making more sheet pan dinners, especially when it involves fish. I love the ingredients in here. Just what I need for a easy weeknight meal!
I don’t follow the National food holidays so I feel like I’m always the last to know. haha Thanks, Gayle!