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Serrano ham and chicken croquettes with classic Spanish mixed salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Serrano ham and chicken croquettes with classic Spanish mixed salad

20 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Prepare the mixture in advance, then just a few minutes frying is all it takes for a delicious light meal of hot crisp croquettes served with sharp, crunchy tuna salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1623
Calories
111g
Protein
71g
Fat
129g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 90g/3½oz butter
  • 50g/2oz thinly sliced Spanish air-dried ham, roughly chopped
  • 110g/4oz flour
  • 500ml/18floz full-fat milk
  • 75g/3oz cooked chicken breast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 free-range egg, hard-boiled, peel
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 200g/7oz fresh white breadcrumbs
  • , for deep-frying vegetable oil
  • 1 head of crunchy lettuce
  • 2 medium vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 4 spring onions
  • 8 spears canned or jarred asparagus
  • 1 x 200g/7oz can or jar of tuna in olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • , to taste salt
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 16 green olives

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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