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Crunchy spring salad

Fresh and crunchy, this colourful spring salad combines baby courgettes, radishes, cauliflower, beetroot and spring onions with chopped herbs in a good vinaigrette.

53 K 4.5/5 (37 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

1.65 €

12 people

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: May 22^th 2016

For 12 people, you will need:

1 450 g courgette
2 450 g radishes
3 450 g cauliflower
4 3 spring onions (scallions)
5 450 g raw beetroot
6 parsley
7 chives
8 18 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 2,445 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Rinse and brush 450 g courgette. Use young "baby" courgettes if possible as they are beautifully crunchy.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Trim and rinse 450 g radishes.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Separate 450 g cauliflower into small florets and peel 3 spring onions (scallions).

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Peel the beetroot, dice small and put into a salad bowl.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Slice the courgettes thinly and add to the bowl.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Add the radishes, thinly sliced.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Finely chop the cauliflower and add this.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Chop the onion.

Note: for all this slicing and chopping, the mandolin "is your friend".

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Add the chopped chives and parsley.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Finish by adding 18 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.

Your salad is ready.

Remarks

It's entirely up to you what combination of vegetables to use: make the most of whatever you have available.

Keeping: A day in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	90 RDI=40 %	110 RDI=10 %	260 RDI=40 %	3,100 RDI=160 %	12,960 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=1 %	4 RDI=0 %	10 RDI=2 %	130 RDI=6 %	530 RDI: 6 %
Per person	7 RDI=3 %	9 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=3 %	260 RDI=10 %	1,080 RDI: 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 5.00 €
Per person : 0.45 €

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