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Cornouaillaise salad

This salad combines the soft texture of haricot beans with the crunch of croutons.

Translator's note: Brittany has its own equivalent of the British Cornwall (hence the similar name), showing how close the languages and cultural roots of the two regions are.

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Last modified on: February 23^th 2022

Keywords for this recipe:Salad Cornouaille Brittanny Haricot beans Tuna Croutons

For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g white haricot beans
2 2 bayleaves
3 2 slices bread
4 20 g butter
5 100 g tuna in oil
6 herbs of your choice
7 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 797 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
11 min.	12 hours	45 min.	12 hours 56 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 12 hours

The day before, put 500 g white haricot beans in water to soak overnight and soften.

Stage 2 - 40 min.

Next day, cook the beans until tender in a large pan of salted water with 2 bayleaves.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Drain thoroughly.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Cut 2 slices bread into dice.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Brown in a small frying pan with 20 g butter.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Put the drained beans into a bowl.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add 100 g tuna in oil, the chopped herbs and 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Finish by adding the croutons and mix one last time.

Stage 9

Your Cornouaillaise salad is ready.

Remarks

If possible, add the haricot beans while they are still hot to make a warm salad.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,615 Kcal or 6,762 Kj	78 gr	187 gr	94 gr
81 %	30 %	18 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
203 Kcal or 850 Kj	10 gr	23 gr	12 gr
10 %	4 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
404 Kcal or 1,691 Kj	20 gr	47 gr	23 gr
20 %	8 %	4 %	4 %

% 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 4 people : 5.47 €
Per person : 1.37 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Duo of slow-cooked pork, Beans with tomatoes, Cassoulet, Minestrone, Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., ... All
	Tuna in oil: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Tuna pasta, Tapenade, Cucumber and salmon salad, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cod loin with saffron, Chocolate muffins, Citrus tart, Caribbean upside-down cake, Welsh-style potato purée, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Springtime mixed salad, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Pea and avocado salad, Cubed salad, ... All

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