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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 5^th 2020

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 0 kg flakeds almonds
2 0 kg peas
3 2 hard-boiled eggs
4 1 spring onion (scallion)
5 2 avocados
6 2 tablespoons lemon juice
7 0 kg 2 g Mimolette
8 parsley
9 4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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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.

Tip 0 kg flakeds almonds into a small frying pan on high heat and toast them until they just begin to colour.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Cook 0 kg peas in a pan of salted boiling water.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Then cool rapidly by plunging into cold water.

Drain and set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Slice 1 spring onion (scallion) and set aside.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Peel 2 avocados and cut into thickish slices.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put into a bowl and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the peas, almonds and spring onion.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Finish with shavings of 0 kg 2 g Mimolette, the chopped parsley and 4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette).

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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,102 Kcal or 4,614 Kj	35 gr	41 gr	90 gr
55 %	13 %	4 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
108 Kcal or 452 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	9 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
276 Kcal or 1,156 Kj	9 gr	10 gr	23 gr
14 %	3 %	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: Nuts, Egg, Milk, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.84 €
Per person : 0.71 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Tomato ladybirds, French-style peas, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Pea risotto "Mantecare", ... All
	Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Bistro-style endive salad, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, ... All
	Flakeds almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Nougatine, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Paris-Brest, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baby spinach salad, Springtime mixed salad, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Bistro-style cabbage salad, ... All

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