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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.

20,0913.3/5 for 6 ratings

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Last modified on: June 12^th 2019

To serve 4 people, you will need:

0 1 spring onion (scallion)
1 1 ¾ cup fresh spinach
2 1 slice bread
3 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 ½ cup small pieces of bacon
5 2 hard-boiled eggs
6 parsley
7 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

Change these quantities to serve: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
32 min.	10 min.	42 min.

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Keeping:

Should be eaten the day it is made.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

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

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 1 ¾ cup 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 ½ cup 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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,419 Kcal or 5,941 Kj	30 gr	57 gr	136 gr
71 %	11 %	5 %	21 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
164 Kcal or 687 Kj	3 gr	7 gr	16 gr
8 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
355 Kcal or 1,486 Kj	7 gr	14 gr	34 gr
18 %	3 %	1 %	5 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.75 €
Per person : 0.69 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fresh spinach with cream, Salmon and spinach quiche, How to prepare spinach, Koulibiak in pie dish, Rice and fresh spinach salad, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy spinach rolls, Artichoke hearts forestier , Quiche Lorraine, Warm haricot bean salad, Rabbit civet, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Springtime mixed salad, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Paimpol salad, Red cabbage salad with chives, Herb 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, Mixed salad stack, Cauliflower and egg salad, Crispy spinach rolls, Bistro sandwich, ... All

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