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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
900 g lettuce - 2
600 g courgette - 3
6 hard-boiled eggs - 4
3 spring onions (scallions) - 5
150 g cheese - 6
300 g tuna in oil - 7
parsley - 8
chive flowers (optional) - 9
15 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 2,850 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 6 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 3 spring onions (scallions).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Dice 150 g cheese.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 300 g tuna in oil...
Stage 6 - 1 min.
...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Finish by adding 15 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 |
| 3,448 Kcal or 14,436 Kj | 146 gr | 60 gr | 297 gr |
| 172 % | 56 % | 6 % | 45 % |
| 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 12 people : 16.65 €
- 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: Valay salad, Julia salad, Chicken nems, Fried rillettes, Salad greens and small omelette, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, Langoustine gratin, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Creamy risotto with vegetables , Paimpol salad, ... All |
 | Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mixed salad with curry mayo, Pan bagnat, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Tapenade, ... All |
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable tian, Kérinou slices, Pork Chops with Rosemary, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, ... All |
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