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Mixed salad stack

Name: Mixed salad stack
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 stacks
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tomatoes; 1 avocado; 1 lime; 1 red onion; 2 hard-boiled eggs; 8 anchovys fillets; french dressing (vinaigrette); Fine (or table) salt

A stack ("pressé" in French) can be made of sliced vegetables or other ingredients piled up and pressed in a ring mould to keep them in shape. The ring is removed before serving.

This stack consists of tomato, avocado, red onion, hard-boiled egg and anchovy fillets. Serve surrounded with with a drizzle of vinaigrette dressing.

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Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 16^th 2026

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For 4 stacks, you will need:

1 2 tomatoes
2 1 avocado
3 1 lime
4 1 red onion
5 2 hard-boiled eggs
6 8 anchovys fillets
7 french dressing (vinaigrette)
8 Fine (or table) salt
Total weight: 825 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Peel 2 tomatoes and slice evenly (use a mandolin if possible to keep the slices even), then salt on both sides.

Set aside.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Peel 1 avocado: cut in half, discard the stone and slice the flesh thinly.

Sprinkle with lime juice and set aside.

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Peel 1 red onion and slice into thin rounds.

Step 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs.

Step 5

Begin the assembly: place a ring in the centre of a small plate.

Lay a slice of tomato in the bottom, then a layer of avocado.

Step 6

Put a layer of onion on top, then hard-boiled egg.

Step 7

Add a layer of anchovy fillets.

Step 8

Finish with a second layer of avocado and a slice of tomato.

Press down lightly to pack the layers together.

Put to wait in the fridge if necessary.

Step 9 - ⌛ 10 min.

Remove the ring just before serving and drizzle a little vinaigrette around the stack.

Serve right away.

Remarks

If you don't like anchovies, use another kind of fish fillet, such as sardines in oil, salmon or smoked trout.

Keeping: Should be eaten the day it is made.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	4 g RDI=6 %	4 g RDI=1 %	8 g RDI=11 %	104 kcal RDI=5 %	437 kJ RDI=5 %
Per stack	7 g RDI=11 %	8 g RDI=3 %	17 g RDI=23 %	215 kcal RDI=11 %	902 kJ RDI=11 %
Whole recipe	30 g RDI=46 %	31 g RDI=12 %	67 g RDI=91 %	862 kcal RDI=43 %	3,608 kJ RDI=43 %