Pea and avocado salad
This very green salad recipe combines the soft texture of peas, avocado and hard-boiled eggs with the crunch of flaked almonds. Shavings of Mimolette add a colourful finishing touch with both flavour and bite.
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Last modified on: July 5th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
15 g flakeds almonds - 2
75 g peas - 3
1 hard-boiled egg - 4
½ spring onion (scallion) - 5
1 avocado - 6
1 tablespoon lemon juice - 7
15 g Mimolette - 8
parsley - 9
2 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 513 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 21 min. | 8 min. | 29 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Cook 75 g peas in a pan of salted boiling water.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Slice ½ spring onion (scallion) and set aside.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Peel 1 avocado and cut into thickish slices.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put into a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the peas, almonds and spring onion.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Finish with shavings of 15 g Mimolette, the chopped parsley and 2 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette).
Mix well and your salad is ready.
Mix well and your salad is ready.
Remarks
You can use Parmesan instead of the Mimolette, or another hard-paste cheese, such as Cheddar or Comté.
Similarly, the almonds can be replaced with pine nuts or walnuts, but it is important to try and keep them crunchy, so do be sure to toast them.
Similarly, the almonds can be replaced with pine nuts or walnuts, but it is important to try and keep them crunchy, so do be sure to toast them.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 457 Kcal or 1,913 Kj | 15 gr | 19 gr | 37 gr |
| 23 % | 6 % | 2 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 89 Kcal or 373 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 7 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 228 Kcal or 955 Kj | 7 gr | 10 gr | 18 gr |
| 11 % | 3 % | 1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 1.42 €
- Per person : 0.71 €
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)
 | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chinese Soup, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Chinese style chicken, Tomato ladybirds, Paella, ... All |
 | Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Bistro-style endive salad, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... All |
 | Flakeds almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Benoîton, Nanou's chocolate cake, Brioche royale, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Brioche slices with almond cream, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Raw green asparagus salad, Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Salad paysanne, Prawn salad with a crunch, ... All |
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