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Julia salad

Name: Julia salad
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g lettuce; 300 g cooked chicken; 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano); 2 slices bread; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 hard-boiled egg; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 6 tablespoons olive oil; Salt; Pepper

This salad takes its inspiration from the famous Caesar salad, but is simpler. The combination of chicken with croutons is a delicious way to use up leftovers.

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Duration

35 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: February 10^th 2021

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 400 g lettuce
2 300 g cooked chicken
3 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
4 2 slices bread
5 2 tablespoons oil
6 1 hard-boiled egg
7 2 tablespoons lemon juice
8 6 tablespoons olive oil
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 1,030 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

5 min.

All in all

35 min.

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare 400 g lettuce and shred.

Put into a salad bowl.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Dice 300 g cooked chicken fairly small.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add to the bowl.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Grate 30 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) over the top, or shave with a vegetable peeler.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.

Cut 2 slices bread into small cubes.

Try to use a bread with some character (saucipain shown here), even if it's going dry.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the croutons and fry until golden brown.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

To make the dressing, blend 1 hard-boiled egg, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper, then add 6 tablespoons olive oil in a thin stream while still blending.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add the croutons to the bowl, pour the dressing over and mix well. Your salad is ready.

Serve without delay.

Remarks

You can also add your own choice of herbs.

For a quicker version, use a rémoulade dressing instead.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes well.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	126 g RDI=195 %	114 g RDI=43 %	51 g RDI=71 %	193 kcal RDI=10 %	811 kJ RDI=10 %
Per person	326 g RDI=502 %	295 g RDI=111 %	133 g RDI=183 %	498 kcal RDI=25 %	2,089 kJ RDI=25 %
Whole recipe	1,304 g RDI=2,007 %	1,181 g RDI=446 %	533 g RDI=731 %	1,995 kcal RDI=100 %	8,356 kJ RDI=100 %