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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

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

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 3 people 6 people 12 people 18 people

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
12 hours 47 min.	35 min.	13 hours 22 min.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,894 Kcal or 7,930 Kj	97 gr	159 gr	96 gr
95 %	37 %	15 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
168 Kcal or 703 Kj	9 gr	14 gr	9 gr
8 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
316 Kcal or 1,323 Kj	16 gr	26 gr	16 gr
16 %	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 : 3.40 €
Per person : 0.57 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Mussels marinière, Curried mussels with cabbage, Quiche Bretonne, Normandy seafood stew, ... All
	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beans with tomatoes, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Cassoulet, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Warm haricot bean salad, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, Ratatouille, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: X-Files cookies, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Pogne de Romans, Spinach Mornay, Nantes Tourton, ... All

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