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.
94,6834.9/5 for 23 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: April 8th 2012
For 4 people, you will need:
- 0
2 hard-boiled eggs - 1
100 g mushrooms - 2
1 tablespoon lemon juice - 3
2 spring onions (scallions) - 4
coriander - 5
300 g corn salad - 6
2 slices bread - 7
20 g Clarified butter - 8
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.
Wash and prepare 2 spring onions (scallions), then chop.
Add to the bowl.
Add to the bowl.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.68 €
- Per person : 0.92 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
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: Breton leek and mushroom tart, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Sauce Normande (for fish), Rabbit with mustard, Sautéd mushrooms with spring onions and cured ham, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Roscoff salad, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Nanou's red cabbage salad, Warm apple feuillantines, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lentil and cold-meat salad, Comtoise endive salad, Crunchy spring salad, Springtime mixed salad, Cubed salad, ... All |
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