If I order these two salads in Paris, what will I get?
 

I am keen to try the 'Boyarde' at Chez Papa, 6 rue Gassendi (off rue Daguerre), and also the Aveyronnais 'Salade Rouergate' at either Cafe due Metro or Au Petit Chavignol which reputedly say they serve the real thing.
Can anyone please tell me what I will get in each salad ?

Well, there's no guaranteeing any specific restaurant will prepare them exactly the same, but

Boyarde: pommes de terre (sautées), jambon de Parme, oeufs durs, laitu.

Rouergate: mesclun, noix, crottins de chavignol, roquefort, oeufs durs, pain grillé, tomates (vinaigrette au huile de noix)

These are classic recipes from the sudouest - enjoy!

can we get that in english?

and ruin the allure?

Yes please StCirq - Anglais s'il vous plait! (I copied that from my phrase book).

Here's my stab at translation ... apologies to StCirq
Boyarde sauteed potatoes, Parma ham, hard boiled eggs, Lettuce?
Rouergate lettuce (mesclun), nuts (hazelnuts), cheese (Chavignol)and Roquefort, hard boiled eggs, toast and tomatoes dressed with hazelnut oil vinaigrette.

I've had a Rouergate salade that included the afore mentioned cheeses plus haricot vert and warm potatoes but I've no idea if it was the traditional recipe!

They both sound absolutely delicious and I will try my best to have both whilst in Paris mid May! Thanks sassy - StCirq is sassy right?
Kerouac - what do you say?

à l'huile de noix.

noix = walnuts, not hazelnuts. Huile de noix is walnut oil. Crottins de chavignol is a disc of mild goat cheese.

Rouergate, by the way, is the adjectival form used to describe something from Villefranche-de-Rouergue, a wonderful town that I often pass through when driving the long route from the Dordogne to Provence.

How can the Rouergate be the real thing if they use <i>crottin de Chavignol</i>, which is a cheese that comes from the Sancerre area?

I wonder about that too, Michael, but even my little leaflet-like recipe book (Recettes du Sudouest) lists crottins de Chavignol. I'm sure you could substitute cabécou or something else.

And just for fun, I googled crottins sudouest france - try it and see what you find! Apparently crottins de chavignol are terribly popular in the SW.

I'm looking at the bistro that professes on a blackboard in front of the window "You'll find the real Salade Rouergate" here! Name of the place: Au Petit Chavignol, 78 rue de Tocqueville. 17arr.

The place looks terrific and I want to go to rue de Levis anyway, so looks like our lunch will be here.

"You'll find the real Salade Rouergate" here! Name of the place: Au Petit Chavignol,

Well, there you go! Crottins de chavignol indeed.

Let us know how it was.

Villefranche-de-Rouergue is wonderful. I bought my dog a collar in a leather shop there.

>>noix = walnuts, not hazelnuts. Huile de noix is walnut oil. <<

That would explain the non- hazelnut flavour!!
I remember now...noisette = hazelnut