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Cucumber, avocado and mussel salad

A bold salad idea that brings together 3 ingredients which rarely end up on the same plate: cucumber, avocado and mussels, in a rémoulade dressing.

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Last modified on: August 9^th 2020

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 175 g cucumber
2 ½ spring onion (scallion)
3 parsley
4 ½ avocado
5 ½ tablespoon lime juice
6 125 g cooked mussels
7 2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing
8 ½ chive flowers (optional)
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 525 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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21 min.	21 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 175 g cucumber and dice finely. Put in a salad bowl.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Add ½ spring onion (scallion), finely sliced, and some chopped parsley.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Prepare ½ avocado and slice, then drizzle ½ tablespoon lime juice. over.

Add to the bowl.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add 125 g cooked mussels.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Finish by adding 2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing. Mix well and check the seasoning.

For a more attractive presentation, scatter a few chive flowers over the top.

Stage 6

Your salad is ready.

Remarks

The mussels can be pre-cooked either very simply ("à la marinière"), or with more flavour, such as "à l'escabèche" (a tangy Spanish method with vinegar).

You can use a simple mayonnaise or rémoulette dressing instead of the rémoulade.

Keeping

Should be eaten the day it is made.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
232 Kcal or 971 Kj	18 gr	14 gr	12 gr
12 %	7 %	1 %	2 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
44 Kcal or 184 Kj	4 gr	3 gr	2 gr
2 %	1 %	<1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
116 Kcal or 486 Kj	9 gr	7 gr	6 gr
6 %	4 %	1 %	1 %

% 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, Milk, Sulfites, Egg, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.07 €
Per person : 0.54 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cucumber: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cubed salad, Mixed salad, Cucumber and salmon salad, How to prepare cucumber, Tzatziki, ... All
	Cooked mussels: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ch'ti mussel tarts, Seafood rice salad, ... All
	Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scandinavian cocktail, Avocado and celery remoulade, Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, Bistro-style red endive salad, Zucchini and tomato remoulade, ... All
	Lime juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mojito peaches, Mojito peaches, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Langoustine sabayon tart, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, ... All

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