Warm White Bean, Sautéed Button Mushroom & Baby Spinach Salad
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In This Article
Hearty warm salad of creamy white beans, golden sautéed mushrooms, wilted baby spinach, and cherry tomatoes in a light lemon-garlic olive oil dressing.
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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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- New England Journal of Medicine (2019): de Cabo R, Mattson MP. Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease. N Engl J Med. 381(26):2541-2551. PubMed 31881139 • DOI
- Cell Metabolism (2014): Levine ME, Suarez JA, Brandhorst S, et al. Low Protein Intake and Periodic Fasting Promote Longevity and Autophagy. Cell Metab. 19(3):407-417. PubMed 24606898 • DOI
- Obesity (Silver Spring, 2018): Anton SD, Moehl K, Donahoo WT, et al. Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Understanding and Applying Health Benefits of Fasting. Obesity. 26(2):254-268. PubMed 29086496 • DOI
- Annual Review of Nutrition (2017): Patterson RE, Sears DD. Metabolic Effects of Intermittent Fasting. Annu Rev Nutr. 37:371-393. PubMed 28715993 • DOI
- 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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