Paimpol salad
This warm Paimpol salad captures the flavours of Brittany with mussels and white beans. These are combined with crunchy slices of baby courgette.
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Last modified on: August 7th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
300 g white haricot beans - 2
300 g mussels - 3
1 spring onion (scallion) - 4
200 g courgette - 5
2 slices bread - 6
30 g butter - 7
parsley - 8
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,130 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 12 hours 47 min. | 35 min. | 13 hours 22 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 12 hours
The day before, put 300 g white haricot beans to soak in cold water overnight.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Also the day before, or when you start the recipe, prepare and cook 300 g mussels, as for mussels marinière, for example.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Cook the pre-soaked beans in boiling water until tender.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Drain and keep hot.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Rinse and slice 200 g courgette – choose baby courgettes if possible that are still nice and crunchy.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Dice 2 slices bread...
Stage 8 - 5 min.
...and fry in a frying pan with 30 g butter until golden brown.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Put the beans into a salad bowl (while still hot, if possible) with the courgettes, spring onion and chopped parsley.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Then add the croutons (also still hot, if possible) and the mussels.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Finish by adding 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and serve without delay.
Remarks
Of course, for this recipe to be authentic it needs Paimpol coco beans, but any similar beans will do fine, such as white haricot or the "lingots du nord" shown in the photos.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,591 Kcal or 6,661 Kj | 98 gr | 159 gr | 96 gr |
| 80 % | 38 % | 15 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 141 Kcal or 590 Kj | 9 gr | 14 gr | 9 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 265 Kcal or 1,110 Kj | 16 gr | 26 gr | 16 gr |
| 13 % | 6 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 3.41 €
- Per person : 0.57 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Minestrone, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Cornouaillaise salad, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Cassoulet, ... All |
 | Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Normandy seafood stew, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Quiche Bretonne, Curried mussels with cabbage, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable tartare, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Rice and zucchini salad with paprika, Tomato and courgette tart, Baby courgette salad, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom velouté, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, Mussels marinière, Passion fruit jellies, ... All |
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