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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

Keywords for this recipe:Salad Mixed Baby courgettes Zucchini Crunchy Hard-boiled eggs Tuna Spring Summer

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

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25 min.	25 min.

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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.

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...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.

Keeping

Should be used the same day.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,149 Kcal or 4,811 Kj	49 gr	20 gr	99 gr
57 %	19 %	2 %	15 %

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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.55 €
Per person : 1.39 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicano burger, Salad lyonnaise, Lettuce "chiffonade", Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , 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: Quick stuffed courgettes, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Little vegetable omelettes, Quick courgette soup with cheese, Courgette tart with mint, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Baby courgette salad, Leek and tuna loaf, Salade Niçoise, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potato wallets, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Pork Chops with Rosemary, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Langres-style spinach, ... All

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