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Baby spinach salad

It might not be obvious, but spinach can be eaten raw, as in this salad, where the leaves are shredded and mixed with croutons, lardons (bacon bits) and hard-boiled eggs.

82K 3.9/5 based on 15 reviews

Last modified on: June 12^th 2019

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 ½ spring onion (scallion)
2 0 kg 7 g fresh spinach
3 ½ slice bread
4 ½ tablespoon olive oil
5 1.8 oz small pieces of bacon
6 1 hard-boiled egg
7 parsley
8 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
32 min.	10 min.	42 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel, rinse and slice ½ spring onion (scallion).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 0 kg 7 g fresh spinach, but do not cook.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Shred the spinach.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Cut ½ slice bread into small cubes.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Pour ½ tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 1.8 oz small pieces of bacon.

Fry until lightly browned, stirring frequently, then transfer to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Put the pan back on the heat.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Put the bread cubes into the pan and fry in the bacon fat until golden brown.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Slice 1 hard-boiled egg.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Put the spinach, croutons, lardons and eggs into a salad bowl.

Add the parsley and 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your baby spinach salad is ready.

Remarks

It is best to use very tender spinach leaves, are ideally the very young "baby" leaves, or at least the smallest ones.

Keeping

Should be eaten the day it is made.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
927 Kcal or 3,881 Kj	52 gr	301 gr	89 gr
46 %	20 %	28 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
211 Kcal or 883 Kj	12 gr	68 gr	20 gr
11 %	5 %	6 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
463 Kcal or 1,938 Kj	26 gr	151 gr	45 gr
23 %	10 %	14 %	7 %

% 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: Gluten, Egg, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.40 €
Per person : 0.70 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pistachio and spinach pesto, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Fresh spinach with cream, Koulibiak in pie dish, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Bourguignon potatoes , Breton Pie, Salad lyonnaise, Langres-style spinach, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Cubed salad, Mixed salad, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, Chicken club sandwich, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gribouille dressing, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Leek and egg frichti, Avocado mousse with sorrel, Roasted leeks with pesto, ... All

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