Baby spinach salad
It might not be obvious, but spinach can be eaten raw, as in this salad, where the leaves are shredded and mixed with croutons, lardons (bacon bits) and hard-boiled eggs.
94 K 3.9/5 (15 reviews)
45 min.
Easy
4 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: June 12th 2019
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 spring onion (scallion) - 2
400 g fresh spinach - 3
1 slice bread - 4
1 tablespoon olive oil - 5
100 g small pieces of bacon - 6
2 hard-boiled eggs - 7
parsley - 8
5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 865 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Prepare 400 g fresh spinach, but do not cook.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 100 g small pieces of bacon.
Fry until lightly browned, stirring frequently, then transfer to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Put the pan back on the heat.
Fry until lightly browned, stirring frequently, then transfer to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Put the pan back on the heat.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Put the spinach, croutons, lardons and eggs into a salad bowl.
Add the parsley and 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your baby spinach salad is ready.
Add the parsley and 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your baby spinach salad is ready.
Remarks
It is best to use very tender spinach leaves, are ideally the very young "baby" leaves, or at least the smallest ones.
Keeping: Should be eaten the day it is made.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 100 RDI=40 % | 600 RDI=60 % | 170 RDI=30 % | 1,730 RDI=90 % | 7,250 RDI: 90 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 840 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 150 RDI=10 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 430 RDI=20 % | 1,810 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.75 €
- Per person : 0.70 €
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