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 7th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g white haricot beans - 2
600 g mussels - 3
2 spring onions (scallions) - 4
400 g courgette - 5
4 slices bread - 6
60 g butter - 7
parsley - 8
10 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 2,260 grams
How long will it take?
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 600 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 600 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 2 spring onions (scallions).
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Rinse and slice 400 g courgette – choose baby courgettes if possible that are still nice and crunchy.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Dice 4 slices bread...
Stage 8 - 5 min.
...and fry in a frying pan with 60 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 10 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 |
| 3,883 Kcal or 16,257 Kj | 463 gr | 2,491 gr | 260 gr |
| 194 % | 178 % | 235 % | 39 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 172 Kcal or 720 Kj | 21 gr | 110 gr | 11 gr |
| 9 % | 8 % | 10 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 324 Kcal or 1,357 Kj | 39 gr | 208 gr | 22 gr |
| 16 % | 15 % | 20 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 6.83 €
- Per person : 0.57 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cornouaillaise salad, Warm haricot bean salad, Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., How to prepare white beans, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All |
 | Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mussels with arroz negro, Mussels marinière, Quiche Bretonne, Paella, Curried mussels with cabbage, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Au vert" beef, Couscous, Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Salad greens and small omelette, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized pear custard tart, How to cook rice in rice-cooker, Caribbean upside-down cake, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Kouign-amann, ... All |
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