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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 12 people, you will need:

1 4 cups lettuce
2 2 ²⁄₃ cups courgette
3 6 hard-boiled eggs
4 3 spring onions (scallions)
5 ²⁄₃ cup cheese
6 1 ¹⁄₃ cup tuna in oil
7 parsley
8 chive flowers (optional)
9 15 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 4 cups lettuce and shred.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

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

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Slice 6 hard-boiled eggs and thinly slice 3 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Dice ²⁄₃ cup cheese.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Put all these ingredients into a salad bowl, add 1 ¹⁄₃ cup tuna in oil...

Stage 6 - 1 min.

...then the chopped parsley and chive flowers.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Finish by adding 15 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
3,448 Kcal or 14,436 Kj	146 gr	60 gr	297 gr
172 %	56 %	6 %	45 %

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 12 people : 16.65 €
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: Valay salad, Lettuce "chiffonade", Surf and turf club sandwich, Very green mixed salad, Chicken club sandwich, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baby courgette salad, Kérinou slices, Green Piedmont Salad, Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Langoustine gratin, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Baker's pizza, Pan bagnat, Salade Niçoise, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs in brioche nests, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Poitevin twist, Croque-monsieur complet, ... All

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