Corn salad with croutons
Corn salad (or lamb's lettuce) leaves mixed with chopped hard-boiled eggs, mushrooms, spring onions, butter-fried croutons, and - of course - a good vinaigrette dressing.
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Last modified on: April 8th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:SaladLamb lettuceCroutonsEggsFrench dressingFor 4 people, you will need:
- 1
2 hard-boiled eggs - 2
100 g mushrooms - 3
1 tablespoon lemon juice - 4
2 spring onions (scallions) - 5
fresh coriander (cilantro) - 6
300 g corn salad - 7
2 slices bread - 8
20 g Clarified butter - 9
6 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 975 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 46 min. | 8 min. | 54 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Put the mushrooms into a salad bowl and moisten with 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Add the hard-boiled eggs.
Add the hard-boiled eggs.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pick off the coriander leaves and chop them, then add to the bowl.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Trim the bases off the rosettes of 300 g corn salad and discard any yellowed leaves. Rinse thoroughly, drain and dry.
Add to the bowl.
Add to the bowl.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Remove the crusts from 2 slices bread and cut into small dice.
Stage 7 - 8 min.
Just before serving, melt 20 g Clarified butter in a frying pan and when hot, tip in the diced bread.
Fry until golden brown, stirring frequently so that the bread is browned evenly on all sides.
Fry until golden brown, stirring frequently so that the bread is browned evenly on all sides.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Pour 6 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) into the bowl and mix well.
Add the croutons while they are still hot and mix once more. The salad is ready.
Add the croutons while they are still hot and mix once more. The salad is ready.
Remarks
As in any recipe with croutons, these are best if they are at least still warm when served, so add them at the last minute.
If you don't have any clarified butter, you can use a little oil, but it will not taste as good.
The quantity of vinaigrette is only for guidance; use as much as you like.
If you don't have any clarified butter, you can use a little oil, but it will not taste as good.
The quantity of vinaigrette is only for guidance; use as much as you like.
Keeping
Only an hour or two after adding the vinaigrette.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 973 Kcal or 4,074 Kj | 22 gr | 95 gr | 89 gr |
| 49 % | 8 % | 9 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 100 Kcal or 419 Kj | 2 gr | 10 gr | 9 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 243 Kcal or 1,017 Kj | 5 gr | 24 gr | 22 gr |
| 12 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Corn salad: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare corn salad, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, ... All |
 | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Mushroom velouté, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Warm autumn salad, Fillets of sole meunière, Comtoise endive salad, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken and Avocado Salad, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Salad lyonnaise, Pea and avocado salad, ... All |
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