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France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

  • Raw egg. Raw or lightly cooked egg carries a risk, above all for children, older people, anyone pregnant or unwell.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. Cut
  2. Cucumbers
  3. one onion
  4. Six nice ripe tomatoes
  5. Lettuce

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Cucumber Source of vitamin K · Source of protein

    Source of vitamin K · 16 µg per 100 g, 22% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.
    • Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Vitamin K is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. It’s important for blood clotting and healthy bones and also has other functions in the body. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 0.7 g per 100 g, 17% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Cucumber, with peel, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Six nice ripe tomatoes, skin and slice them, pare and slice two large cucumbers, slice one onion very thin, have some ten-der crisp lettuce broke into small pieces, place these in layers in a salad bowl and pour over them mayonnaise dressing.
  2. The tomatoes, cucumbers and onions may be cut into small pieces mixed with the dressing and served the same as sweet-bread salad.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board