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Spinach & Mushroom Salad with Lemon Balsamic

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This Spinach & Mushroom Salad is hearty, delicious and incredibly nutritious. A healthy option for dinner or as a BBQ side as it is packed full of iron and B Vitamins.

SPINACH MUSHROOM SALAD PORT IN WHITE BOWL WITH RED TEA TOWEL

We have combined white button mushrooms with salty bacon, and pine nuts which have all been sautéed until golden, then tossed in a our zingy lemon balsamic dressing with dried tomatoes.

Some Serving Ideas

This salad is substantial enough to have as a main meal but it partners beautifully with grilled meats and would make a great BBQ side. Try it with pepper steak or lemony chicken fillets.

Let’s Talk Ingredients & Substitutions

  • Baby Spinach – used as a base because it is hearty and partners well with mushrooms. Raw silverbeet, chard or kale would also work well here.
  • White Button Mushrooms – added as an additional vegetable and to boost the satiety in this salad, they also add a power boost of B vitamins. You could also try some eggplant, zucchini or chickpeas (garbanzo beans) instead.
  • Bacon – added for its wonderful smoky, salty flavour, you can easily swap for diced ham, pancetta or prosciutto.
  • Dried Tomatoes – used for a pop of bright colour and their intense tomatoey flavour. If you are unable to find dry-packed tomatoes you can use sun-dried tomatoes in oil but rinse and dry them thoroughly before adding to your salad.
    As a replacement jarred red peppers or halved cherry tomatoes would also work well here.
  • Pine Nuts – added for crunch and for their buttery piney flavour, try some seeds such as pepitas or sunflower seeds, pecans or peanuts instead.
  • Lemon Balsamic Dressing – adds a tangy refreshing flavour to this salad. If you are in a hurry try some balsamic glaze instead. But the lemon really adds something special in this dressing.

You Will Need

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR SPINACH MUSHROOM SALAD

How to make this salad

1PREPARE THE INGREDIENTS
Wash baby spinach, remove any wilted or damaged leaves and either pat or spin dry in a salad spinner.
Cut off the rind from your bacon, then dice into half-inch (1.5cm) pieces. Separate the pieces so that they cook evenly.
If your mushrooms are full of dirt submerge them in a water bath, drain and pat dry. Cut off the stems and then quarter them.

  • WASHING-BABY-SPINACH
    WASH BABY SPINACH
  • BABY-SPINACH-IN-SALAD-SPINNER
    EITHER PAT OR SPIN DRY SPINACH
  • CUT OFF THE RIND FROM BACON
    CUT OFF THE RIND FROM BACON
  • DICE BACON RASHERS on wooden board with knife
    DICE BACON RASHERS
  • CUT OFF STEMS FROM MUSHROOMS
    CUT OFF STEMS FROM MUSHROOMS
  • QUARTER YOUR MUSHROOMS
    QUARTER YOUR MUSHROOMS

2SAUTÉ YOUR INGREDIENTS
Add your bacon to a hot pan and cook until golden (approximately 3-4 minutes).
Add they pine-nuts and cook until golden. (approximately 1-2 minutes).
Add the quartered mushrooms, if you find that there is not enough fat from the bacon then add two tablespoons of olive oil. Sauté your mushrooms until slightly soft (approximately 3-4 minutes).

  • ADD DICED BACON TO HOT PAN
    ADD DICED BACON TO HOT PAN
  • FRYING BACON UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN
    FRY UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN
  • ADD PINE NUTS TO DICED BACON IN PAN
    ADD PINE NUTS
  • 10-FRY PINE NUTS WITH BACON UNTIL GOLDEN
    FRY PINE NUTS WITH BACON UNTIL GOLDEN
  • ADDING QUARTERED MUSHROOMS TO BACON PIN NUT MIX IN A PAN
    ADD QUARTERED MUSHROOMS
  • COOK MUSHROOMS WITH BACON MIX UNTIL SLIGHTLY SOFT
    COOK UNTIL SLIGHTLY SOFT

3PREPARE TOMATOES & PARMESAN
Cut your dried-tomatoes into strips, if you are using tomatoes in oil make sure that you rinse the oil off the tomatoes and pat them dry before cutting.
Using a vegetable peeler to shave your parmesan into flakes.

  • CUTTING DRIED TOMATOES INTO STRIPS ON WOODEN BOARD
    CUT DRIED TOMATOES INTO STRIPS
  • USING A PEELER TO CUT PARMESAN FLAKES
    USE A PEELER TO CUT PARMESAN FLAKES

4SHAKE UP YOUR DRESSING
Add your dressing ingredients in a glass jar, season with sea salt and cracked black pepper and shake well to combine.

  • DD LEMON BALSAMIC INGREDIENTS TO JAR
    DD LEMON BALSAMIC INGREDIENTS TO JAR
  • SHAKE LEMON BALSAMIC TO COMBINE
    SHAKE LEMON BALSAMIC TO COMBINE

5ASSEMBLE YOUR SALAD
Add all your salad ingredients to a large mixing bowl, season with sea salt and cracked pepper, pour over the dressing and toss well to combine. Garnish with parmesan flakes and serve.

  • ADD INGREDIENTS TO MIXING BOWL
    ADD INGREDIENTS TO BOWL
  • POURING OVER DRESSING ON SPINACH MUSHROOM SALAD
    POUR OVER DRESSING
  • MIX KETO SPINACH MUSHROOM SALAD UNTIL COMBINED
    MIX TO COMBINE
  • SPINACH MUSHROOM SALAD IN WHITE BOWL TOPPED WITH PARMESAN FLAKES WITH RED TEA TOWEL & RED SERVING SPOONS
    TOP WITH PARMESAN FLAKES & SERVE

Can I make this salad ahead?

  • You can make this salad several hours in advance and just add the dressing just before serving.
  • Prepare the bacon, mushroom mix the day before, then allow to come to room temperature before adding the spinach, dried-tomatoes and dressing to your salad.
  • Make the dressing up to a week in advance and store in an air-tight container in your fridge.

What About the Leftovers?

  • The leftovers make a sensational addition to some pasta the following day. I like to boost the mushroomy flavour by rehydrating some dried porcini mushrooms in hot water and adding the liquid and chopped up porcini mushrooms to the pasta.
  • You can also transform the leftovers into a filling for a tart, quiche, frittata or omelette.

Try some more of our mushroom salads:

  • WILD-RICE-SALAD-FEATURED IMAGE IN LANDSCAPE
    WILD RICE SALAD WITH MUSHROOMS
  • MUSHROOM-SALAD-BLOG-675-2
    RAW MUSHROOMS WITH HAZELNUTS
SPINACH MUSHROOM SALAD PORT IN WHITE BOWL WITH RED TEA TOWEL & RED SERVING SPOONS

Spinach & Mushroom Salad with Lemon Balsamic

This Spinach & Mushroom Salad is hearty, delicious and incredibly nutritious. A healthy option for dinner or as a BBQ side as it is packed full of iron and B Vitamins.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
* Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, Australian
Keyword: Intermediate, keto, low carb
Servings: 6 as a side
Calories: 584kcal
Equipment
  • Non-stick frypan
  • Salad Spinner
  • Vegetable Peeler
Ingredients
For the salad
  • 100 grams Baby Spinach (4 cups, 3.53 ounces )
  • 240 grams Bacon (6 rashers, 8.47 ounces)
  • 500 grams Mushrooms (17.64 ounces)
  • ½ cup Sun dried toms
  • ½ cup Pine nuts
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper
For the dressing
  • 2 tbsps balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsps lemon juice fresh (juice from 1 large lemon)
  • 1 tbsp grated lemon zest zest from 1 large lemon
  • ¼ cup olive oil
For the garnish
  • ¼ cup Shaved Parmesan
Metric – Imperial
Instructions
  • Wash baby spinach, remove any wilted or damaged leaves and either pat or spin dry in a salad spinner.
  • Cut off the rind from your bacon, then dice into half-inch (1.5cm) pieces. Separate the pieces so that they cook evenly.
  • If your mushrooms are full of dirt submerge them in a water bath, drain and pat dry. Cut off the stems and then quarter them.
  • Add your bacon to a hot pan and cook until golden (approximately 3-4 minutes).
  • Add the pine-nuts and cook until golden. (approximately 1-2 minutes).
  • Add the quartered mushrooms, if you find that there is not enough fat from the bacon then add two tablespoons of olive oil. Sauté your mushrooms until slightly soft (approximately 3-4 minutes).
  • Cut your dried-tomatoes into strips, if you are using tomatoes in oil make sure that you rinse the oil off the tomatoes and pat them dry before cutting.
  • Using a vegetable peeler shave your parmesan into flakes.Cut your dried-tomatoes into strips, if you are using tomatoes in oil make sure that you rinse the oil off the tomatoes and pat them dry before cutting.
  • Using a vegetable peeler shave your parmesan into flakes.
  • Add your dressing ingredients in a glass jar, season with sea salt and cracked black pepper and shake well to combine.
  • Add all your salad ingredients to a large mixing bowl, season with sea salt and cracked pepper, pour over the dressing and toss well to combine. Garnish with parmesan flakes and serve.

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Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 745mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1679IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg
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Anastasia is a home cook introduced to cooking at a young age (8 years old) and hasn’t gotten out of the kitchen since! She had her own coffee shop and ran her own catering business for over a decade. Her love of salads developed as she was always the one responsible for making the salads for family get-togethers and friends functions.

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