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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 6 people, you will need:

1 1 ¹⁄₃ cup white haricot beans
2 1 ¹⁄₃ cup mussels
3 1 spring onion (scallion)
4 1 cup courgette
5 2 slices bread
6 0 kg 2 g butter
7 parsley
8 5 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 1 ¹⁄₃ cup 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 1 ¹⁄₃ cup 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 spring onion (scallion).

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Rinse and slice 1 cup courgette – choose baby courgettes if possible that are still nice and crunchy.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Dice 2 slices bread...

Stage 8 - 5 min.

...and fry in a frying pan with 0 kg 2 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 5 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
1,941 Kcal or 8,127 Kj	232 gr	1,245 gr	130 gr
97 %	89 %	117 %	20 %

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 6 people : 3.41 €
Per person : 0.57 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beans with tomatoes, Minestrone, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", How to prepare white beans, Warm haricot bean salad, ... All
	Mussels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quiche Bretonne, Mussels marinière, Mussels with beurre d'escargot, Curried mussels with cabbage, Mussels with arroz negro, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Vegetable clafoutis, Crunchy spring salad, Small ratatouille with , Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Citrus tart, Checkerboard biscuits, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Old style brioche, Surprise bread, ... All

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