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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 8 people, you will need:

1 600 g lettuce
2 400 g courgette
3 4 hard-boiled eggs
4 2 spring onions (scallions)
5 100 g cheese
6 200 g tuna in oil
7 parsley
8 chive flowers (optional)
9 10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 1,900 grams

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25 min.	25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 600 g lettuce and shred.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

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

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Slice 4 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 2 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Dice 100 g cheese.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 200 g tuna in oil...

Stage 6 - 1 min.

...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Finish by adding 10 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
2,725 Kcal or 11,409 Kj	109 gr	45 gr	237 gr
136 %	42 %	4 %	36 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
143 Kcal or 599 Kj	6 gr	2 gr	12 gr
7 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
341 Kcal or 1,428 Kj	14 gr	6 gr	30 gr
17 %	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 8 people : 11.10 €
Per person : 1.39 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ardennes Salad, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, Caesar salad, Fried rillettes, Warm chicken salad, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Red rice pannequets, Crispy prawn rolls, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cornouaillaise salad, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Baker's pizza, Nanou's tuna tart, Rice and fresh spinach salad, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potato and cheese pie, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Kérinou slices, Potato wallets, ... All

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