Something Like Lyonnaise Salad

“Salade Lyonnaise” is a classic French salad. Frisee lettuce, home made croutons, a poached egg, bacon and a Dijon vinaigrette are the main ingredients … It is a nourishing, delicious and easy to prepare meal, perfect for an early lunch or a late breakfast :)) … Having this famous salad as a starting point I tried to make something similar but a little bit lighter and more focused on healthy fats. Long story short I replaced the bacon with a lemon avocado mousse, added some pumpkin seeds and instead of croutons I used just a dust of home made bread crumbs. Soft boiled eggs instead of poached eggs and for the dressing I used a combination of olive oil, lemon juice and balsamic vinegar but also added a tea spoon of Dijon mustard (I used a version with honey…).

You can give it a try or maybe you have some ideas for your own version:).

The steps …

Tear the lettuce leaves with your hands and arrange them in the middle of the serving plate.

Prepare the avocado “mousse”. Remove the skin and smash it with a fork in a large plate until you like the texture. Ad the olive oil, the lemon juice, a pinch of salt and stir it well.

Transfer the mousse on the serving plate over the lettuce and sprinkle over the pumpkin seeds.

Boil the egg for about 6-7 minutes. It has to be soft but you can be able to remove the shell without messing the content :)

Place the egg on the avocado mousse and make a cut on the long side of it. A part of the yolk will pour over the avocado mousse but that is what you want.

With a tea spoon pour some dressing on the egg right on the cut then drizzle the rest evenly over the salad.

Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over and … enjoy this delicious salad while the egg is warm !