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Baby courgette salad

Early in the season, it is easy to find young courgettes that are still small and delightfully crunchy raw. They are ideal for this salad recipe, combined with radishes and tuna in a lemon mayonnaise.

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Last modified on: July 31^th 2019

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 ²⁄₃ cup courgette
2 ¹⁄₃ cup radishes
3 ½ spring onion (scallion)
4 ¹⁄₃ cup tuna in oil
5 2 tablespoons Lemon Mayonnaise
6 chives

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21 min.	21 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Choose small courgettes about 4 inches (10 cm) long, not much more.

Prepare like normal courgettes.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Slice into rounds straight into a salad bowl.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Do the same with ¹⁄₃ cup radishes and ½ spring onion (scallion).

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add ¹⁄₃ cup tuna in oil.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Then 2 tablespoons Lemon Mayonnaise and the finely chopped chives. Mix well.

Your salad is ready.

Remarks

If you don't have baby courgettes, use bigger ones, cut into small dice.

No lemon mayonnaise? No problem: just use normal mayonnaise and add the juice of an extra lemon.

Keeping

Should be eaten the same day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
402 Kcal or 1,683 Kj	19 gr	10 gr	33 gr
20 %	7 %	1 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
106 Kcal or 444 Kj	5 gr	3 gr	9 gr
5 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
201 Kcal or 842 Kj	9 gr	5 gr	17 gr
10 %	4 %	<1 %	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: Fish, Egg, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.28 €
Per person : 0.64 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare courgettes, Red rice pannequets, Minestrone, Little vegetable omelettes, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, ... All
	Radishes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Crunchy radish and carrot salad, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Tomato ladybirds, Crunchy Cauliflower Salad with Lemon, ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and fresh spinach salad, Tomato ladybirds, Nanou's tuna tart, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Spring courgette and tuna salad, ... All
	Lemon Mayonnaise: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy Cauliflower Salad with Lemon, Lemony chicken and radish salad, ... All

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