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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 2 ²⁄₃ cups lettuce
2 1 ¾ cup courgette
3 4 hard-boiled eggs
4 2 spring onions (scallions)
5 ½ cup cheese
6 1 cup tuna in oil
7 parsley
8 chive flowers (optional)
9 10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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25 min.	25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 2 ²⁄₃ cups 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 ½ cup cheese.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 1 cup 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
2,299 Kcal or 9,625 Kj	97 gr	40 gr	198 gr
115 %	37 %	4 %	30 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
121 Kcal or 507 Kj	5 gr	2 gr	10 gr
6 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
287 Kcal or 1,202 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).

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: Spring radish and avocado salad, Fried rillettes, Green avocado salad, Julia salad, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy spring salad, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, Tomato and courgette tart, Spring courgette and tuna salad, Little vegetable omelettes, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cucumber and salmon salad, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Baker's pizza, Cretan salad, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Winemaker's toast, Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Grilled cheese, Croque-monsieur complet, Potato and cheese pie, ... All

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