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 4 people, you will need:
- 1
75 ml flakeds almonds - 2
150 ml peas - 3
2 hard-boiled eggs - 4
1 spring onion (scallion) - 5
2 avocados - 6
2 tablespoons lemon juice - 7
30 ml Mimolette - 8
parsley - 9
4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
How long will 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 150 ml peas in a pan of salted boiling water.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
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 30 ml Mimolette, the chopped parsley and 4 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 |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.84 €
- 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, New York style pasta, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Pea risotto "Mantecare", Minestrone, ... All |
 | Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Bistro-style endive salad, 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: Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Paris-Brest, Benoîton, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, New peas with almonds, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Crunchy spring salad, Chicken club sandwich, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Polish-style beetroot salad, ... All |
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