"Niçoise" means from Nice, a town in France. A salad Niçoise has niçoise olives, which are small and purple in color. The attached link shows a better salad Niçoise than what is served in most restaurants here or in France. Check this page from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niçoise_salad
Some popular ingredients in a traditional Nicoise salad that features Nicoise olives are tuna, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, green beans, and potatoes.
A suitable substitute for Nicoise olives in a traditional Salade Nicoise recipe would be Kalamata olives. They have a similar briny flavor and texture that can complement the other ingredients in the salad.
Some popular recipes that feature Nicoise olives as a key ingredient include Nicoise salad, tapenade, and Mediterranean pasta dishes.
Nicoise Salad.
Kalamata olives can be used as a substitute for Nicoise olives in a salad or recipe. They have a similar briny flavor and texture that can work well as a replacement.
According to other websites, the Kalamata olive may be substituted for a nicoise olive. Since a nicoise is cured in brine and packed in olive oil and the Kalamata is not packed in olive oil, I am not sure that it is an exact substitute, however.
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Nicoise olives can be purchased at most grocery stores, particularly those with a well-stocked olive or international foods section. Specialty stores, Mediterranean markets, and online retailers like Amazon or specialty food websites also offer these olives. Additionally, you might find them at farmers' markets or gourmet food shops.
you can find anchovies in a 'salade niçoise' or some crumbs of tuna, but no sardines.
Salade niçoise is pronounced as "sah-lah nee-swaz." The emphasis is on the second syllable of "niçoise," and the "c" is pronounced like an "s." The "salade" is pronounced as it is in French, with a soft "a" sound.
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A pan bagnat is a sandwich originating in southern France, consisting of Nicoise salad in a circular bun.