Lettuce "chiffonade"
Chiffonade is a French term meaning "made of rags.", it consists of shredding the heart of a lettuce into thin ribbons.
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 chiffonade, you will need:
- 1
1 lettuce - Total weight: 300 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 32 min. | 32 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Wash and drain 1 lettuce.
Separate leaves that you will prepare as "chiffonnade", and remove the central stalk.
You should only keep the tender part of the leaves.
Separate leaves that you will prepare as "chiffonnade", and remove the central stalk.
You should only keep the tender part of the leaves.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Pile up leaves...
Stage 3 - 2 min.
...and roll up to make a kind of cylinder.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Cut the roll into thin slices, at the beginning it's a bit rough...
Stage 5 - 10 min.
...then you'll get tidy slices, which give nice ribbons, and a pretty chiffonnade.
Stage 6
Your chiffonnade is ready.
Remarks
You'll get better results with large-leaved lettuces.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 33 Kcal or 138 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 1 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 11 Kcal or 46 Kj | 1 gr | 1 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per chiffonade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 33 Kcal or 138 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 1 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 chiffonade : 3.00 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ardennes Salad, Spring radish and avocado salad, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Springtime mixed salad, Warm chicken salad, ... All |
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