How to prepare corn salad
Corn salad (or lamb's lettuce) is a green salad plant. It can be used like lettuce, but requires careful preparation as it is often grown in sand.
Here is how to prepare corn salad from the freshly picked plant to the leaves ready to use.
Here is how to prepare corn salad from the freshly picked plant to the leaves ready to use.
88,1673.5/5 for 50 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: April 10th 2013
You will need:
- 0
300 g corn salad - 1
1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar - Total weight: 315 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min. | 20 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Corn salad comes in small "tufts" and these are often full of sand or earth.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Plunge the corn salad into a sink full of water that is barely lukewarm with a little vinegar added.
Swish the leaves round thoroughly and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
Swish the leaves round thoroughly and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4
...or simply use your hands.
Stage 5
You will see that this rinsing has washed out a lot of sand or earth.
If the corn salad is still not completely clean (you can still find sand on it), change the water and rinse a second time.
If the corn salad is still not completely clean (you can still find sand on it), change the water and rinse a second time.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Trim off any roots that are still attached.
Stage 7
Finish by drying the corn salad in a salad spinner. It is then ready for use.
Keeping:
A few hours in the fridge rpotected with plastic film.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3 Kcal or 13 Kj | < 1 gr | < 1 gr | 0 gr |
| 0 % | <1 % | <1 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1 Kcal or 4 Kj | < 1 gr | < 1 gr | 0 gr |
| 0 % | <1 % | <1 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For : 1.96 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
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Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Corn salad: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Corn salad with croutons, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn salad cream, ... All |
| White (spirit) vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beurre blanc sauce, How to prepare broccoli, Sautéed chicken with leeks, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Poached eggs, ... All |
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