adjective
- of, relating to, or prepared in the style of Nice, France, typically with tomatoes, olives, anchovies, and hard-boiled eggs
Usage: usually used in culinary contexts; often capitalized in formal usage
Examples
- She ordered a niçoise salad with fresh vegetables and anchovies.
- The restaurant's signature dish is a tuna niçoise prepared with local ingredients.
- A traditional niçoise salad includes hard-boiled eggs and black olives.
- The chef prepared a niçoise-style fish with tomatoes and capers.
- For lunch, I made a simple niçoise salad with canned tuna.