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.
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Last modified on: June 12th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
½ spring onion (scallion) - 2
200 g fresh spinach - 3
½ slice bread - 4
½ tablespoon olive oil - 5
50 g small pieces of bacon - 6
1 hard-boiled egg - 7
parsley - 8
3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 440 grams
How long does it take?
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.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Prepare 200 g fresh spinach, but do not cook.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pour ½ tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 50 g 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.
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.
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.
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 |
| 754 Kcal or 3,157 Kj | 15 gr | 29 gr | 73 gr |
| 38 % | 6 % | 3 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 171 Kcal or 716 Kj | 3 gr | 7 gr | 17 gr |
| 9 % | 1 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 377 Kcal or 1,578 Kj | 8 gr | 14 gr | 37 gr |
| 19 % | 3 % | 1 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.40 €
- Per person : 0.70 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Fresh spinach with cream, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beef braised in reduced red wine, Truffade, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, bread-crust quiche, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Springtime mixed salad, Polish-style beetroot salad, Mixed salad stack, Bistro-style endive salad, Warm chicken salad, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro-style red endive salad, White asparagus salad, Bistro celery salad, Pea and avocado salad, Linzer torte, ... All |
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