Grandma's salad


Grandma's salad
This salad harks back to the ones French grandmas used to make: green beans and potatoes (preferably still warm) mixed with diced cheese, parsley and chopped onion in a good vinaigrette dressing.
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Last modified on: September 29th 2021

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24 min.30 min.54 min.
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Stage 1 - 1 min.
Grandma's salad
Prepare 700 g green beans and reserve.

Stage 2 - 30 min.
Grandma's salad
Plunge 4 potatoes into the same cooking water as the beans (there are no small savings) and cook until tender.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Grandma's salad
Meanwhile, prepare 1 red onion and chop finely.

Chop 1 bunch parsley.

Put into a salad bowl.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Grandma's salad
Dice 50 g Comté cheese.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Grandma's salad
Add to the bowl.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Grandma's salad
Cut the green beans into short lengths...

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Grandma's salad
..and add to the bowl.

Stage 8 - 4 min.
Grandma's salad
Once the potatoes are cooked, peel them.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Grandma's salad
Slice and add to the bowl.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Grandma's salad
Add 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette), mix well and your "grandma's" salad is ready.
Remarks
It's important to try and make this a warm salad, with both the beans and potatoes still warm from cooking, served without delay.

If you don't have Comté cheese, any other hard-paste cheese you like will do fine.
Keeping
Best eaten immediately but will keep in the fridge for later.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,673 Kcal or 7,005 Kj47 gr184 gr83 gr
84 %18 %17 %13 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
105 Kcal or 440 Kj3 gr12 gr5 gr
5 %1 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
418 Kcal or 1,750 Kj12 gr46 gr21 gr
21 %5 %4 %3 %
% 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).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Sulfites, Mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.77 €
  • Per person : 1.19 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Green beansGreen beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cherry tomato and green bean salad, Green bean purée, Macédoine of vegetables, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All
Comté cheeseComté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Comté Loaf, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Deep leek and potato quiche, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Turmeric risotto, ... All
French dressing (vinaigrette)French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm lentil salad, Warm haricot bean salad, Leeks in vinaigrette , Alsatian-style salad, Cornouaillaise salad, ... All
PotatoesPotatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and potato soup, Smoky sausage and mash, Auvergne gratin, Kale and potato soup, Gratin "grilled inside", ... All
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