Pea and avocado salad


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

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21 min.8 min.29 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Tip 13 cup 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.
Pea and avocado salad
Cook 23 cup peas in a pan of salted boiling water.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Then cool rapidly by plunging into cold water.

Drain and set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pea and avocado salad

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Slice 1 spring onion (scallion) and set aside.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Peel 2 avocados and cut into thickish slices.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Put into a bowl and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Add the peas, almonds and spring onion.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Pea and avocado salad
Finish with shavings of 2 tablespoons 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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
914 Kcal or 3,827 Kj29 gr39 gr73 gr
46 %11 %4 %11 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
89 Kcal or 373 Kj3 gr4 gr7 gr
4 %1 %<1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
228 Kcal or 955 Kj7 gr10 gr18 gr
11 %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)
PeasPeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Chinese style chicken, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Tomato ladybirds, Paella, ... All
MimoletteMimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bistro-style endive salad, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Leek and Mimolette tart, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... All
Flakeds almondsFlakeds almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Moist cereal bars, Soft apple cookies, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Paris-Brest, ... All
French dressing (vinaigrette)French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed salad stack, Salad paysanne, Alsatian-style salad, Comtoise endive salad, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, ... All
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