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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 2 people, you will need:

1 100 g white haricot beans
2 100 g mussels
3 ¹⁄₃ spring onion (scallion)
4 67 g courgette
5 1 slice bread
6 10 g butter
7 parsley
8 2 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 382 grams

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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 100 g 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 100 g 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 ¹⁄₃ spring onion (scallion).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rinse and slice 67 g 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 10 g 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 2 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
688 Kcal or 2,881 Kj	77 gr	415 gr	48 gr
34 %	30 %	39 %	7 %

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 2 people : 1.15 €
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, Warm haricot bean salad, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Cornouaillaise salad, Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Curried mussels with cabbage, Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Quiche Bretonne, Mussels with arroz negro, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Red rice pannequets, Minestrone, Spring courgette and tuna salad, Quick courgette soup with cheese, Italian style gratin, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Comté Loaf, Caramelized pear custard tart, X-Files cookies, Corsican tarts, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All

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