This site uses only a few technical cookies necessary for its operation. By continuing to browse, you accept their use.
To find out more...
To find out more...
Macédoine of vegetables
A macédoine is simply vegetables diced small (carrots and turnips) or cut small (green beans) with peas.
The different vegetables are cooked separately "à l'anglaise", then thoroughly drained.
They are only combined at the end in a mayonnaise dressing.
The different vegetables are cooked separately "à l'anglaise", then thoroughly drained.
They are only combined at the end in a mayonnaise dressing.
183 K 3.6/5 (20 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
3.80 €
1 kg
5 IngredientsLast modified on: September 3rd 2014
For 1 kg, you will need:
- 1
400 g carrot - 2
400 g turnips - 3
300 g green beans - 4
300 g peas - 5
100 g mayonnaise - Total weight: 1,500 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 4 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Prepare 400 g carrot and 400 g turnips. Cut into small dice about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) across.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 15 min.
Cut 300 g green beans into 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) chunks.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
If you are using fresh peas, shell them to give 300 g peas, otherwise, use this weight of frozen peas.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil (1 tablespoon of coarse salt per liter of water). Tip in the diced carrots.
Leave to cook until tender.
Leave to cook until tender.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 15 min.
Cook and drain the other vegetables in turn the same way: turnips, green beans and peas.
Note: do not throw the cooking water away, as this is now a very good vegetable stock.
Note: do not throw the cooking water away, as this is now a very good vegetable stock.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
It is important to drain the vegetables throroughly. I advise you to give them a whirl, each in turn, in a salad spinner...
Stage 8
... then leave them to wait on a tea towel or on absorbant paper.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Finish your macédoine by mixing all the vegetables together with 100 g mayonnaise.
Remarks
A macédoine (without mayonnaise) can also be use as a garnish or stuffing, in a fish or papillote, for example.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 3.85 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some other recipes using this recipe
Ham à la Russe
Ham "à la Russe" is a slice of cooked ham rolled up around a macédoine of vegetables in mayonnaise.
120 K4.3 8 min.
Tomatoes Macédoine
Tomatoes macédoine are stuffed salad tomatoes, filled with a macédoine of vegetables in mayonnaise.
83 K4 45 min.
This recipe uses (among others)
Turnips
Like these other recipes: How to prepare turnips, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., ... See them all 35
Carrot
Like these other recipes: Minestrone, Fisherman's Ragout, Coleslaw, Couscous, Stock-pot fish , ... See them all 70
Green beans
Like these other recipes: "Haute patate" green beans, How to prepare green beans, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Mexican-style pork medallions , Rolls of fish in smoked ham, ... See them all 17
Other recipes you may also like
Passion fruit jellies
Usually to make fruit jellies or (fruit "paste"), it's like jam but you need to cook fruit pulp and sugar much longer. Unfortunately, this long cooking is bad for both vitamins and flavour. In this recipe we use a special jam gelling agent, to reduce cooking time as much as possible . July 4th 2018349 K4 2 hours 30 min.
How to prepare a bain-marie
A bain-marie is the best way to cook or heat a preparation gently without risk of burning. July 5th 2013528 K5 7 min.
How to dust
"Dusting" in cooking is sprinkling a very fine layer of something in powder form. Icing sugar or cocoa powder on cakes for example. As this is not very easy to do evenly, here is a way to do it. October 13th 2010161 K5 2 min.
Apple charlotte with toasted brioche
This rather special charlotte is made with toasted slices of brioche instead of finger biscuits and stewed apples. Cooked once assembled, it can be eated warm or cold. June 5th 2013290 K3.8 2 hours 20 min.
How to prepare sorrel
Here is how to clean and cut fresh leaves to use in a recipe, by removing stalks and central vein, to retain only the very best of the sorrel. October 6th 2010462 K3.3 35 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-01-04)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.