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Refreshing summer salad

Name: Refreshing summer salad
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 tomatoes; 1 lettuce; 1 spring onion (scallion); Herbs of your choice; 2 slices bread; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette); Fine (or table) salt

A deliciously refreshing summer salad recipe, very simple to make, tomatoes, green salad and croutons, ideal for hot summer days.

19 K 5/5 (3 reviews)11299

Duration

40 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 6^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 tomatoes
2 1 lettuce
3 1 spring onion (scallion)
4 Herbs of your choice
5 2 slices bread (optional)
6 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
7 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)
8 Fine (or table) salt
Total weight: 900 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

35 min.

Cooking

5 min.

All in all

40 min.

Preparation 35 min.

Cooking 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel and cut into small pieces 4 tomatoes .

Add a little salt and leave to stand while you prepare the other ingredients.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare 1 lettuce, then cut into chiffonade and pour into a salad bowl.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Prepare and chop 1 spring onion (scallion).

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour it into the bowl, then add the tomatoes...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

... and chopped herbs (here parsley and chives).

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut 2 slices bread into small pieces, and brown them in a small frying pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the croutons to the bowl, pour in 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.

Serve chilled, but not too cold.

Remarks

The quantities of tomatoes and lettuce are only indicative, so don't hesitate to adapt them.

The croutons, if you use them, can be made with olive oil, in keeping with the recipe, or with butter, a little more gourmet.

Keeping: To be enjoyed during the day.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	16 g RDI=26 %	131 g RDI=50 %	11 g RDI=16 %	108 kcal RDI=5 %	453 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	37 g RDI=58 %	296 g RDI=112 %	26 g RDI=36 %	243 kcal RDI=12 %	1,020 kJ RDI=12 %
Whole recipe	151 g RDI=233 %	1,185 g RDI=447 %	105 g RDI=144 %	974 kcal RDI=49 %	4,079 kJ RDI=49 %