Nüsslisalat – Salade de Mâche

Name: Nüsslisalat – Salade de Mâche
Yield: Servings 2 as a main, 6 as a starter
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper; 1 tsp honey (if desired); 1 tbsp mustard; 12 bacon rashers, fried until crisp; 4 hard-boiled eggs; 250 g (½ lb) Nüsslisalat leaves; 80 ml (⅓ cup) apple cider or white wine vinegar; 80 ml (⅓ cup) apple cider or white wine vinegar; 150 ml (¾ cup) vegetable oil

Hearty Lamb’s Lettuce Topped with Bacon and Eggs

Preparation info

Servings
2
as a main

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Swiss

By Andie Pilot

Published 2025

About

The Swiss love Nüsslisalat/Doucette/Formentino. In English, these hearty bunched leaves are known as mâche, cornsalad, rapunzel or lamb’s lettuce. Be sure to wash these little bunches of leaves thoroughly–they grow close to the ground and tend to accumulate grit and soil.

Ingredients

Dressing

150 ml (¾ cup) vegetable oil
80 ml (⅓

Europe
Switzerland
Main course
Starter
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Dressing

Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a large measuring cup or bowl. Alternatively, measure everything into a jar, then close the lid and shake well.

Salad

Toss the leaves in a large bowl with the dressing. Slice the hard-boiled eggs and crumble the bacon, then add to the salad and toss lig