This salad is so Nice! But also so American, thanks to Julia Child, who brought this French Riviera favorite to US shores. This salad is the epitome of French �simple, but elegant� cooking & is filling & flavorful, yet cool & refreshing. Even without the traditional eggs, tuna, or anchovies, it�s a hearty meal disguised as a salad. The seaweed pâté adds a salty, �fishy� flavor, & the rest of the ingredients are standard Niçoise inclusions. Feel free to sub another protein of choice: tempeh, tofu, nuts, seeds, or another veggie pâté. Julia and I strongly urge you to separate each ingredient & arrange them next to each other on the plate. �A bountiful arrangement in bowl or platter is so handsome to behold that I think it a cruel shame to toss everything together into a big mess,� Julia wrote.