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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 12 people, you will need:

1 600 ml white haricot beans
2 600 ml mussels
3 2 spring onions (scallions)
4 400 ml courgette
5 4 slices bread
6 61.92 ml butter
7 parsley
8 10 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 600 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 600 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 2 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rinse and slice 400 ml 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 61.92 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 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 %

% 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 12 people : 6.83 €
Per person : 0.57 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Mussels marinière, Mussels with arroz negro, Curried mussels with cabbage, ... All
	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Minestrone, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Warm haricot bean salad, Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgettes (zuchinis) , Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Vegetable tian, Small ratatouille with , Couscous, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Liège waffles, Lime (or lemon) curd, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Tournedos Rossini, ... All

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