Springtime mixed salad
This salad is a way to make the most of the first baby courgettes (if you can get them). The crunchy little darlings are mixed with shredded lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, tinned tuna and diced cheese.
6,7375/5 for 2 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: June 5th 2019
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
300 g lettuce - 2
200 g courgette - 3
2 hard-boiled eggs - 4
1 spring onion (scallion) - 5
50 g cheese - 6
100 g tuna in oil - 7
parsley - 8
chive flowers (optional) - 9
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 950 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Should be used the same day.
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 25 min. | 25 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Thinly slice the courgettes (use the tiniest ones if you can).
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Dice 50 g cheese.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 100 g tuna in oil...
Stage 6 - 1 min.
...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Finish by adding 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Your mixed salad is ready.
Your mixed salad is ready.
Remarks
For a fresher flavour, replace half the vinaigrette with lemon juice.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,159 Kcal or 4,853 Kj | 48 gr | 20 gr | 99 gr |
| 58 % | 18 % | 2 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 122 Kcal or 511 Kj | 5 gr | 2 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 290 Kcal or 1,214 Kj | 12 gr | 5 gr | 25 gr |
| 14 % | 5 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.55 €
- Per person : 1.39 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken club sandwich, Fried rillettes, Lettuce "chiffonade", Crispy cheese parcels, Warm chicken salad, ... All |
| Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare courgettes, Minestrone, Sautéed green vegetables, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Tomato and courgette tart, ... All |
| Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cretan salad, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Tomato ladybirds, Nanou's tuna tart, ... All |
| Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: French toast "cordon bleu", Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Kérinou slices, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Filo leeks and cheese tart, ... All |
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