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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 ml white haricot beans
2 100 ml mussels
3 ¹⁄₃ spring onion (scallion)
4 67 ml courgette
5 1 slice bread
6 10.32 ml butter
7 parsley
8 2 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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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 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 100 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 ¹⁄₃ spring onion (scallion).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rinse and slice 67 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 10.32 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 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
563 Kcal or 2,357 Kj	33 gr	53 gr	36 gr
28 %	13 %	5 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
147 Kcal or 615 Kj	9 gr	14 gr	9 gr
7 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
282 Kcal or 1,181 Kj	16 gr	27 gr	18 gr
14 %	6 %	3 %	3 %

% 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)

	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mussels with arroz negro, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Curried mussels with cabbage, Paella, ... All
	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., Warm haricot bean salad, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Minestrone, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Red rice pannequets, Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Vegetable rosette tart, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tart Tatin, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Kugelhof for Nanou, Chocolate mug cake, Tyrolean apple crumble, ... All

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