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 18 people, you will need:
- 1
900 ml white haricot beans - 2
900 ml mussels - 3
3 spring onions (scallions) - 4
600 ml courgette - 5
6 slices bread - 6
92.88 ml butter - 7
parsley - 8
15 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
How long does 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 900 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 900 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 3 spring onions (scallions).
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Rinse and slice 600 ml courgette – choose baby courgettes if possible that are still nice and crunchy.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Dice 6 slices bread...
Stage 8 - 5 min.
...and fry in a frying pan with 92.88 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 15 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 |
| 4,774 Kcal or 19,988 Kj | 293 gr | 476 gr | 289 gr |
| 239 % | 113 % | 45 % | 44 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 141 Kcal or 590 Kj | 9 gr | 14 gr | 9 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 265 Kcal or 1,110 Kj | 16 gr | 26 gr | 16 gr |
| 13 % | 6 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 10.24 €
- 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: Warm haricot bean salad, Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, Beans with tomatoes, Cornouaillaise salad, Minestrone, ... All |
 | Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Curried mussels with cabbage, Quiche Bretonne, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Mussels with arroz negro, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Red rice pannequets, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, Zucchini and tomato remoulade, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Doughnuts, Kouign-amann, Pilau rice, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Artichoke Soup, ... All |
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