Springtime mixed salad
This salad is a way to make the most of the first baby courgettes (if you can get them). The crunchy little darlings are mixed with shredded lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, tinned tuna and diced cheese.
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Last modified on: June 5th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
300 g lettuce - 2
200 g courgette - 3
2 hard-boiled eggs - 4
1 spring onion (scallion) - 5
50 g cheese - 6
100 g tuna in oil - 7
parsley - 8
chive flowers (optional) - 9
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 950 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 25 min. | 25 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Thinly slice the courgettes (use the tiniest ones if you can).
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Dice 50 g cheese.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 100 g tuna in oil...
Stage 6 - 1 min.
...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Finish by adding 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Your mixed salad is ready.
Your mixed salad is ready.
Remarks
For a fresher flavour, replace half the vinaigrette with lemon juice.
Keeping
Should be used the same day.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,149 Kcal or 4,811 Kj | 49 gr | 20 gr | 99 gr |
| 57 % | 19 % | 2 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 121 Kcal or 507 Kj | 5 gr | 2 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 287 Kcal or 1,202 Kj | 12 gr | 5 gr | 25 gr |
| 14 % | 5 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.55 €
- Per person : 1.39 €
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: Surf and turf club sandwich, Warm chicken salad, Caesar salad, Spring radish and avocado salad, Salad greens and small omelette, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ratatouille, Vegetable rosette tart, Quick courgette soup with cheese, Cubed salad, Greek salad with chicken, ... All |
 | Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Avocado with Tuna, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Gribouille dressing, Nanou's tuna tart, Spring courgette and tuna salad, ... All |
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Langres-style spinach, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, ... All |
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