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Paimpol salad

This warm Paimpol salad captures the flavours of Brittany with mussels and white beans. These are combined with crunchy slices of baby courgette.

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Last modified on: August 7^th 2019

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 150 ml white haricot beans
2 150 ml mussels
3 ½ spring onion (scallion)
4 100 ml courgette
5 1 slice bread
6 15.48 ml butter
7 parsley
8 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
12 hours 47 min.	35 min.	13 hours 22 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 12 hours

The day before, put 150 ml white haricot beans to soak in cold water overnight.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Also the day before, or when you start the recipe, prepare and cook 150 ml mussels, as for mussels marinière, for example.

Stage 3 - 30 min.

Cook the pre-soaked beans in boiling water until tender.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Drain and keep hot.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Thinly slice ½ spring onion (scallion).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rinse and slice 100 ml courgette – choose baby courgettes if possible that are still nice and crunchy.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Dice 1 slice bread...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

...and fry in a frying pan with 15.48 ml butter until golden brown.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Put the beans into a salad bowl (while still hot, if possible) with the courgettes, spring onion and chopped parsley.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Then add the croutons (also still hot, if possible) and the mussels.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Finish by adding 3 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and serve without delay.

Remarks

Of course, for this recipe to be authentic it needs Paimpol coco beans, but any similar beans will do fine, such as white haricot or the "lingots du nord" shown in the photos.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,032 Kcal or 4,321 Kj	116 gr	623 gr	72 gr
52 %	45 %	59 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
180 Kcal or 754 Kj	20 gr	109 gr	13 gr
9 %	8 %	10 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
344 Kcal or 1,440 Kj	39 gr	208 gr	24 gr
17 %	15 %	20 %	4 %

% 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: Mollusc, Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 1.73 €
Per person : 0.58 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cassoulet, How to prepare white beans, Cornouaillaise salad, Beans with tomatoes, Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Mussels with arroz negro, Quiche Bretonne, Normandy seafood stew, Paella, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Minestrone, Kérinou slices, Crunchy spring salad, Courgettes (zuchinis) , Vegetable clafoutis, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, X-Files cookies, Chocolate almond cookies, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), ... All