HEALTHY RECIPES
Warm White Bean, Sautéed Button Mushroom & Baby Spinach Salad
Medically Reviewed & Fact-Checked by FastingTracker Medical Board • Written by
Aly Owen •
Updated: Sep 21, 2026
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Hearty warm salad of creamy white beans, golden sautéed mushrooms, wilted baby spinach, and cherry tomatoes in a light lemon-garlic olive oil dressing.
⏱ Prep: 10 min🍳 Cook: 15 min
🔬 Nutritionist Note: White beans and spinach provide a near-complete amino acid and iron profile with anti-inflammatory polyphenols.
Total Time
25 mins
Phases
Prep: 10m
Cook: 15m
Yield
1 servings
Nutrition
330 kcal
Ingredients
- 200g Cooked cannellini or white beans, rinsed and drained
- 150g Cremini or button mushrooms, sliced
- 100g Fresh baby spinach
- 80g Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 Clove garlic, minced
- 15ml Extra virgin olive oil
- 10ml Fresh lemon juice
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced mushrooms and cook undisturbed for 4 minutes until golden browned.
- Add minced garlic and halved cherry tomatoes to the skillet, sautéing for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Gently stir in the rinsed white beans and cook for 2 minutes until thoroughly heated through.
- Turn off the heat, add fresh baby spinach, and toss gently until the leaves wilt from the residual heat.
- Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and remaining olive oil, season with sea salt and cracked black pepper, and serve warm.
📚 Scientific Studies & Medical References (5 Sources) ▼
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- Autophagy (2010): Alirezaei M, Kemball CC, Flynn CT, et al. Short-term fasting induces profound neuronal and systemic autophagy. Autophagy. 6(6):702-710. PubMed 20534972 • DOI
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