Lettuce "chiffonade"
Chiffonade is a French term meaning "made of rags.", it consists of shredding the heart of a lettuce into thin ribbons.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 1 chiffonade, you will need:
- 0
1 lettuce - Total weight: 100 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 32 min. | 32 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Wash and drain 1 lettuce.
Separate leaves that you will prepare as "chiffonnade", and remove the central stalk.
You should only keep the tender part of the leaves.
Separate leaves that you will prepare as "chiffonnade", and remove the central stalk.
You should only keep the tender part of the leaves.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Pile up leaves...
Stage 3 - 2 min.
...and roll up to make a kind of cylinder.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Cut the roll into thin slices, at the beginning it's a bit rough...
Stage 5 - 10 min.
...then you'll get tidy slices, which give nice ribbons, and a pretty chiffonnade.
Stage 6
Your chiffonnade is ready.
Remarks
You'll get better results with large-leaved lettuces.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 11 Kcal or 46 Kj | 1 gr | 1 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 11 Kcal or 46 Kj | 1 gr | 1 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
| Per chiffonade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 11 Kcal or 46 Kj | 1 gr | 1 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 chiffonade : 1.00 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy cheese parcels, Surf and turf club sandwich, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Chicken nems, Chicken club sandwich, ... All |
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