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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 7^th 2019

Keywords for this recipe:Brittany Salad White beans Coco Paimpol Warm Land and sea

For 6 people, you will need:

0 300 g white haricot beans
1 300 g mussels
2 1 spring onion (scallion)
3 200 g courgette
4 2 slices bread
5 30 g butter
6 parsley
7 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 1,130 grams

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,601 Kcal or 6,703 Kj	97 gr	159 gr	96 gr
80 %	37 %	15 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
142 Kcal or 595 Kj	9 gr	14 gr	9 gr
7 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
267 Kcal or 1,118 Kj	16 gr	26 gr	16 gr
13 %	6 %	2 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 3.41 €
Per person : 0.57 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Duo of slow-cooked pork, Warm haricot bean salad, Minestrone, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Beans with tomatoes, ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Mussels marinière, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Mussels with arroz negro, Normandy seafood stew, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Green hummus, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Little vegetable omelettes, Baby courgette salad, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Moist cereal bars, Bechamel sauce, Winemaker's toast, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All

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