Linda’s Spinach, Avocado & Mushroom Salad

Name: Linda’s Spinach, Avocado & Mushroom Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 8 ounce mushrooms, such as button shiitake or portobello, wiped and thinly sliced; Two medium garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 6 scallions very thinly sliced; 125g baby, spinach leaves, washed and chopped; One small head of little gem lettuce leaves, roughly chopped; 1/2 tablespoons good quality, balsamic vinegar; Squeeze of lemon juice; Two ripe avocados, peeled and pitted; 1/4 cup cooked vegan bacon bits optional; Sea salt; Black pepper

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

Updated at: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:07:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories250.4 kcal (13%)

Total Fat22.8 g (33%)

Carbs11.2 g (4%)

Sugars2.8 g (3%)

Protein4.5 g (9%)

Sodium200 mg (10%)

Fiber6 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil

8 ouncemushrooms

such as button shiitake or portobello, wiped and thinly sliced

2garlic cloves

medium, peeled and crushed

6scallions

very thinly sliced

125gbaby spinach leaves

washed and chopped

1 headlittle gem lettuce leaves

roughly chopped

½ tablespoonsbalsamic vinegar

good quality

fresh lemon juice

2avocados

ripe, peeled and pitted

¼ cupvegan bacon bits

cooked, optional

sea salt

black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Put 3 tablespoons of the olive oil into a large frying pan and place over medium high heat. Add the mushrooms and fry, stirring now and again, for eight minutes, until all the cooking juices have evaporated away, and the mushrooms are golden and a little crispy around the edges.

Step 2

Add the garlic and fry for another two minutes until aromatic.

Step 3

Put the scallions, spinach, lettuce, vinegar, lemon juice, and the rest of the olive oil into a large bowl, then gently mixed together.

Step 4

Cut the avocado flush into bite-size pieces and add to the bowl, then sprinkle the mushrooms and bacon, bits, if using, on top.

Step 5

Season well to taste and serve immediately.