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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
90 g flakeds almonds - 2
450 g peas - 3
6 hard-boiled eggs - 4
3 spring onions (scallions) - 5
6 avocados - 6
6 tablespoons lemon juice - 7
90 g Mimolette - 8
parsley - 9
12 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 3,075 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 450 g peas in a pan of salted boiling water.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Slice 3 spring onions (scallions) and set aside.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Peel 6 avocados and cut into thickish slices.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put into a bowl and sprinkle with 6 tablespoons lemon juice.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the peas, almonds and spring onion.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Finish with shavings of 90 g Mimolette, the chopped parsley and 12 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 |
| 2,742 Kcal or 11,480 Kj | 87 gr | 116 gr | 220 gr |
| 137 % | 33 % | 11 % | 33 % |
| 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 12 people : 8.51 €
- 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: Rice and peas, Paella, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All |
 | Flakeds almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Nanou's chocolate cake, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Brioche slices with almond cream, Génoise (Genoa sponge), ... All |
 | Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bistro-style endive salad, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise endive salad, Prawn salad with a crunch, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Crunchy radish and carrot salad, Chicken club sandwich, ... All |
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