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 12th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
2 spring onions (scallions) - 2
800 g fresh spinach - 3
2 slices bread - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
200 g small pieces of bacon - 6
4 hard-boiled eggs - 7
parsley - 8
10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,730 grams
How long will 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 800 g fresh spinach, but do not cook.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 200 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 4 hard-boiled eggs.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Put the spinach, croutons, lardons and eggs into a salad bowl.
Add the parsley and 10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your baby spinach salad is ready.
Add the parsley and 10 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 |
| 3,462 Kcal or 14,495 Kj | 207 gr | 1,204 gr | 330 gr |
| 173 % | 80 % | 114 % | 50 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 200 Kcal or 837 Kj | 12 gr | 70 gr | 19 gr |
| 10 % | 5 % | 7 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 433 Kcal or 1,813 Kj | 26 gr | 150 gr | 41 gr |
| 22 % | 10 % | 14 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 5.49 €
- Per person : 0.69 €
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: Tex-Mex chicken burger, How to prepare spinach, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Fresh spinach with cream, Pistachio and spinach pesto, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro-style cabbage salad, Beef braised in reduced red wine, French-style peas, Röstis, Bourguignon potatoes , ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French bean salad with vinaigrette , Tahitian salad, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Mixed tomato salad, Cornouaillaise salad, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green Piedmont Salad, Jerusalem artichoke salad, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, Fresh spinach with cream, Mimosa eggs, ... All |
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