Pea and avocado salad
This very green salad recipe combines the soft texture of peas, avocado and hard-boiled eggs with the crunch of flaked almonds. Shavings of Mimolette add a colourful finishing touch with both flavour and bite.
8,7294/5 for 2 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: July 5th 2020
For 4 people, you will need:
- 0
30 g flaked almonds - 1
150 g peas - 2
2 hard-boiled eggs - 3
1 spring onion (scallion) - 4
2 avocados - 5
2 tablespoons lemon juice - 6
30 g Mimolette - 7
parsley - 8
4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,025 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 21 min. | 8 min. | 29 min. |
At what time:
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ? - Work this out...
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Cook 150 g peas in a pan of salted boiling water.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Slice 1 spring onion (scallion) and set aside.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Peel 2 avocados and cut into thickish slices.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put into a bowl and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the peas, almonds and spring onion.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Finish with shavings of 30 g Mimolette, the chopped parsley and 4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette).
Mix well and your salad is ready.
Mix well and your salad is ready.
Remarks
You can use Parmesan instead of the Mimolette, or another hard-paste cheese, such as Cheddar or Comté.
Similarly, the almonds can be replaced with pine nuts or walnuts, but it is important to try and keep them crunchy, so do be sure to toast them.
Similarly, the almonds can be replaced with pine nuts or walnuts, but it is important to try and keep them crunchy, so do be sure to toast them.
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 924 Kcal or 3,869 Kj | 28 gr | 39 gr | 73 gr |
| 46 % | 11 % | 4 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 90 Kcal or 377 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 7 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 231 Kcal or 967 Kj | 7 gr | 10 gr | 18 gr |
| 12 % | 3 % | 1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.84 €
- Per person : 0.71 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Minestrone, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Rice and peas, ... All |
| Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All |
| Flaked almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Toasted flaked almonds, Paris-Brest, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Flaked almond tart, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice and fresh spinach salad, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Red cabbage salad with chives, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Valay salad, ... All |
Other recipes you may also like
Fruit crumble
A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping.75,7524.0/5 for 20 ratings 1 hour 11 min.
Rice pudding (riz au lait)
My personal version of this classic family recipe.96,8965/5 for 1 ratings 38 min.
Finger biscuits
These small biscuits, that look a bit like savoy biscuits, are delicious alone or with Champagne, but are also the base for charlottes or Tiramisu.107,2905/5 for 1 ratings 1 hour
Sesame fried scampi
Scampi, coated with a sesame crust, fried quickly, and served with a herb salad.96,8995/5 for 1 ratings 33 min.
Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup
A smooth and fragrant soup, it's much better with potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) than ordinary pumpkin.78,6734.1/5 for 16 ratings 1 hour 10 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2021-05-23)
Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.
Post your comment or question