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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.

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Last modified on: June 5^th 2019

Keywords for this recipe:Salad Mixed Baby courgettes Zucchini Crunchy Hard-boiled eggs Tuna Spring Summer

For 4 people, you will need:

0 300 g lettuce
1 200 g courgette
2 2 hard-boiled eggs
3 1 spring onion (scallion)
4 50 g cheese
5 100 g tuna in oil
6 parsley
7 chive flowers (optional)
8 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 950 grams

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25 min.	25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #1

Prepare 300 g lettuce and shred.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #2

Thinly slice the courgettes (use the tiniest ones if you can).

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #3

Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #4

Dice 50 g cheese.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #5

Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 100 g tuna in oil...

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #6

...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Springtime mixed salad : Photo of step #7

Finish by adding 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.

Your mixed salad is ready.

Remarks

For a fresher flavour, replace half the vinaigrette with lemon juice.

Keeping

Should be used the same day.

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 %

% 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 4 people : 5.55 €
Per person : 1.39 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Julia salad, Chicken club sandwich, Lettuce "chiffonade", How to prepare a lettuce, Warm chicken salad, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable tian, Courgette tart with mint, Couscous, Vegetable clafoutis, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's pizza, Salade Niçoise, Leek and tuna loaf, Nanou's tuna tart, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Asparagus and spinach gratin, Involtini-Style Filet Mignon , Aligot, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Potato wallets, ... All

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