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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 5^th 2019

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 600 g lettuce
2 400 g courgette
3 4 hard-boiled eggs
4 2 spring onions (scallions)
5 100 g cheese
6 200 g tuna in oil
7 parsley
8 chive flowers (optional)
9 10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 1,900 grams

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25 min.	25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 600 g lettuce and shred.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Thinly slice the courgettes (use the tiniest ones if you can).

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Slice 4 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 2 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Dice 100 g cheese.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 200 g tuna in oil...

Stage 6 - 1 min.

...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Finish by adding 10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.

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
2,299 Kcal or 9,625 Kj	97 gr	40 gr	198 gr
115 %	37 %	4 %	30 %

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk, Fish, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 11.10 €
Per person : 1.39 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spring radish and avocado salad, Chicano burger, Salad lyonnaise, Very green mixed salad, Chicken nems, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Italian style gratin, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Vegetable tartare, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Quick courgette soup with cheese, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spring courgette and tuna salad, Pan bagnat, Baker's pizza, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Avocado with Tuna, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Poitevin twist, Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Grilled cheese, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Kérinou slices, ... All

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