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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.

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Last modified on: June 12^th 2019

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 spring onion (scallion)
2 400 g fresh spinach
3 1 slice bread
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 100 g small pieces of bacon
6 2 hard-boiled eggs
7 parsley
8 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 865 grams

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32 min.	10 min.	42 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel, rinse and slice 1 spring onion (scallion).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 400 g fresh spinach, but do not cook.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Shred the spinach.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Cut 1 slice bread into small cubes.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 100 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.

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 2 hard-boiled eggs.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

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

Add the parsley and 5 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
1,731 Kcal or 7,247 Kj	104 gr	602 gr	165 gr
87 %	40 %	57 %	25 %

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 %

% 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 4 people : 2.75 €
Per person : 0.69 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tex-Mex chicken burger, Pistachio and spinach pesto, Koulibiak in pie dish, Fresh spinach with cream, 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: How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, French-style peas, Chicken pie, Breton Pie, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Purple sprouting broccoli and endive salad, Cornouaillaise salad, Leeks in vinaigrette , Mixed salad, Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Bistro celery salad, Caesar salad, Mixed salad stack, ... All

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