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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 spring onions (scallions) - 2
1 litre 200 ml fresh spinach - 3
3 slices bread - 4
3 tablespoons olive oil - 5
300 mls small pieces of bacon - 6
6 hard-boiled eggs - 7
parsley - 8
15 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
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 1 litre 200 ml fresh spinach, but do not cook.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 300 mls 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 6 hard-boiled eggs.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Put the spinach, croutons, lardons and eggs into a salad bowl.
Add the parsley and 15 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your baby spinach salad is ready.
Add the parsley and 15 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 |
| 5,192 Kcal or 21,738 Kj | 311 gr | 1,805 gr | 495 gr |
| 260 % | 119 % | 170 % | 75 % |
| 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 12 people : 8.24 €
- 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, Koulibiak in pie dish, Pistachio and spinach pesto, Fresh spinach with cream, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: bread-crust quiche, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Breton Pie, Bourguignon potatoes , Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cervelas salad, Warm autumn salad, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Leeks in vinaigrette , Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky canapés, Spinach Mornay, Chicken pie, Bistro-style cabbage salad, Leeks in vinaigrette , ... All |
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