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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

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 150 g lettuce
2 100 g courgette
3 1 hard-boiled egg
4 ½ spring onion (scallion)
5 25 g cheese
6 50 g tuna in oil
7 parsley
8 chive flowers (optional)
9 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 483 grams

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25 min.	25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 150 g lettuce and shred.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

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

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Slice 1 hard-boiled egg and thinly slice ½ spring onion (scallion).

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Dice 25 g cheese.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 50 g tuna in oil...

Stage 6 - 1 min.

...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Finish by adding 3 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.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
624 Kcal or 2,613 Kj	24 gr	10 gr	55 gr
31 %	9 %	1 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
129 Kcal or 540 Kj	5 gr	2 gr	11 gr
6 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
312 Kcal or 1,306 Kj	12 gr	5 gr	27 gr
16 %	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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk, Fish, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 2.80 €
Per person : 1.40 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Surf and turf club sandwich, Chicken nems, Chicano burger, Salad greens and small omelette, Warm chicken salad, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Minestrone, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Courgettes (zuchinis) , Quick courgette soup with cheese, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spring courgette and tuna salad, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Asparagus and spinach gratin, Vegetable tian, Croque-monsieur complet, Involtini-Style Filet Mignon , Grilled cheese, ... All

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