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Baby spinach salad

It might not be obvious, but spinach can be eaten raw, as in this salad, where the leaves are shredded and mixed with croutons, lardons (bacon bits) and hard-boiled eggs.

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Last modified on: June 12^th 2019

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 spring onion (scallion)
2 14.1 oz fresh spinach
3 1 slice bread
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 3.5 oz small pieces of bacon
6 2 hard-boiled eggs
7 parsley
8 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)

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32 min.	10 min.	42 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel, rinse and slice 1 spring onion (scallion).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 14.1 oz fresh spinach, but do not cook.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Shred the spinach.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Cut 1 slice bread into small cubes.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add 3.5 oz small pieces of bacon.

Fry until lightly browned, stirring frequently, then transfer to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Put the pan back on the heat.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Put the bread cubes into the pan and fry in the bacon fat until golden brown.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Slice 2 hard-boiled eggs.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Put the spinach, croutons, lardons and eggs into a salad bowl.

Add the parsley and 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette). Mix well and your baby spinach salad is ready.

Remarks

It is best to use very tender spinach leaves, are ideally the very young "baby" leaves, or at least the smallest ones.

Keeping

Should be eaten the day it is made.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,409 Kcal or 5,899 Kj	31 gr	57 gr	136 gr
52 %	9 %	4 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
163 Kcal or 682 Kj	4 gr	7 gr	16 gr
6 %	1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
352 Kcal or 1,474 Kj	8 gr	14 gr	34 gr
13 %	2 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.35 £
Per person : 0.59 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pistachio and spinach pesto, Mixed vegetable curry, Fresh spinach with cream, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Breton Pie, Quiche Lorraine, bread-crust quiche, Aperitif rolls, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cajun-style lentil salad, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Raw green asparagus salad, Beetroot and black radish salad, Mixed tomato salad, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro sandwich, Very green mixed salad, Langres-style spinach, Roasted leeks with pesto, Corn salad with croutons, ... All

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