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Julia salad

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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Last modified on: February 10^th 2021

Keywords for this recipe:Lettuce Chicken Croutons Caesar Leftovers

For 8 people, you will need:

0 800 g lettuce
1 600 g cooked chicken
2 60 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan)
3 4 slices bread
4 4 tablespoons oil
5 2 hard-boiled eggs
6 4 tablespoons lemon juice
7 12 tablespoons olive oil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,060 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
27 min.	5 min.	32 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 800 g lettuce and shred.

Put into a salad bowl.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Dice 600 g cooked chicken fairly small.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add to the bowl.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Grate 60 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) over the top, or shave with a vegetable peeler.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Cut 4 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 4 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 2 hard-boiled eggs, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper, then add 12 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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,662 Kcal or 11,145 Kj	176 gr	146 gr	307 gr
133 %	68 %	14 %	46 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
129 Kcal or 540 Kj	9 gr	7 gr	15 gr
6 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
333 Kcal or 1,394 Kj	22 gr	18 gr	38 gr
17 %	8 %	2 %	6 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 13.94 €
Per person : 1.74 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Lettuce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spring radish and avocado salad, Chicano burger, Surf and turf club sandwich, Chicken club sandwich, Valay salad, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Beans with tomatoes, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Lemony chicken and radish salad, ... All
	Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Pesto crackers, Roast cabbage with lemon, Nanou's red cabbage salad, Spaghetti Carbonara, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Rosemary steamed fish, Red rice pannequets, Vegetable clafoutis, Rice and peas, ... All

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