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Macédoine of vegetables

A macédoine is simply vegetables diced small (carrots and turnips) or cut small (green beans) with peas.

The different vegetables are cooked separately in salted water, then thoroughly drained.

They are only combined at the end in a mayonnaise dressing.

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Last modified on: September 3^rd 2014

For 1 kg, you will need:

1 400 g carrot
2 400 g turnip
3 300 g green beans
4 300 g peas
5 100 g Mayonnaise
Total weight: 1,500 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 4 min.	20 min.	1 hour 24 min.

Keeping:

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #1

Prepare 400 g carrot and 400 g turnip. Cut into small dice about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) across.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #2

Cut 300 g green beans into 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) chunks.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #3

If you are using fresh peas, shell them to give 300 g peas, otherwise, use this weight of frozen peas.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #4

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil (1 tablespoon of coarse salt per liter of water). Tip in the diced carrots.

Leave to cook until tender.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #5

Remove the carrots with skimmer or araignée (spider) and drain in a strainer or colander.

Stage 6 - 15 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #6

Cook and drain the other vegetables in turn the same way: turnips, green beans and peas.

Note: do not throw the cooking water away, as this is now a very good vegetable stock.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #7

It is important to drain the vegetables throroughly. I advise you to give them a whirl, each in turn, in a salad spinner...

Stage 8

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #8

... then leave them to wait on a tea towel or on absorbant paper.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Macédoine of vegetables : Photo of step #9

Finish your macédoine by mixing all the vegetables together with 100 g Mayonnaise.

Remarks

A macédoine (without mayonnaise) can also be use as a garnish or stuffing, in a fish or papillote, for example.

Nutritional information

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

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg : 3.80 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and peas, Chinese Soup, Chinese style chicken, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, ... All

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