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Paimpol salad

This warm Paimpol salad captures the flavours of Brittany with mussels and white beans. These are combined with crunchy slices of baby courgette.

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Last modified on: August 7^th 2019

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 ²⁄₃ cup white haricot beans
2 ²⁄₃ cup mussels
3 ½ spring onion (scallion)
4 ½ cup courgette
5 1 slice bread
6 1 tablespoon butter
7 parsley
8 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
12 hours 47 min.	35 min.	13 hours 22 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 12 hours

The day before, put ²⁄₃ cup white haricot beans to soak in cold water overnight.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Also the day before, or when you start the recipe, prepare and cook ²⁄₃ cup mussels, as for mussels marinière, for example.

Stage 3 - 30 min.

Cook the pre-soaked beans in boiling water until tender.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Drain and keep hot.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Thinly slice ½ spring onion (scallion).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rinse and slice ½ cup courgette – choose baby courgettes if possible that are still nice and crunchy.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Dice 1 slice bread...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

...and fry in a frying pan with 1 tablespoon butter until golden brown.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Put the beans into a salad bowl (while still hot, if possible) with the courgettes, spring onion and chopped parsley.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Then add the croutons (also still hot, if possible) and the mussels.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Finish by adding 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and serve without delay.

Remarks

Of course, for this recipe to be authentic it needs Paimpol coco beans, but any similar beans will do fine, such as white haricot or the "lingots du nord" shown in the photos.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
845 Kcal or 3,538 Kj	49 gr	80 gr	54 gr
42 %	19 %	8 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	9 gr	14 gr	9 gr
7 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
282 Kcal or 1,181 Kj	16 gr	27 gr	18 gr
14 %	6 %	3 %	3 %

% 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: Mollusc, Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 1.73 €
Per person : 0.58 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., Duo of slow-cooked pork, Beans with tomatoes, Cassoulet, ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Mussels with arroz negro, Quiche Bretonne, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kérinou slices, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Minestrone, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Greek salad with chicken, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit cake, Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Harvest Gratin, Pavlova, Stock-pot fish , ... All

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