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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

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

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
25 min.	25 min.

Keeping: Should be used the same day.

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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.

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.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: How to prepare a lettuce, Lettuce "chiffonade", Crispy cheese parcels, Green avocado salad, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgette tart with mint, Small ratatouille with , Sautéed green vegetables, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Cubed salad, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salade Niçoise, Leek and tuna loaf, Baker's pizza, Avocado with Tuna, Tapenade, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Grilled cheese, Winemaker's toast, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Eggs in brioche nests, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, ... All

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