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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.
98 K 3.9/5 (15 reviews)
45 min.
Easy
8 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: June 12th 2019
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
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 45 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 210 RDI=80 % | 1,200 RDI=110 % | 330 RDI=50 % | 3,460 RDI=170 % | 14,490 RDI: 170 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 840 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 150 RDI=10 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 430 RDI=20 % | 1,810 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 5.50 €
- Per person : 0.70 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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