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Garlicky Mushrooms and Greens with Prawns and Pine Nuts
A warm salad that eats like a main. Three kinds of mushroom cooked hard until they squeak and go brown, spinach wilted into them at the last second, garlic prawns and a splash of balsamic and soy to finish. Fifteen minutes in one pan.
Serves 3Prep 10 minCook 15 minSaladFish
Containsdairy · gluten · nuts · soy · shellfish
KalaPlate adaptationAdapted from Life-Changing Salads by Danielle Brown, HealthyGirl Kitchen
Protein 45%Carbs 18%Fat 37%
About 379 kcal a serve — 43 g protein, 17 g carbs, 16 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 3
Method
Soften the garlic and shallots
AromaticsWarm the olive oil in a large non-stick pan over medium heat and cook the garlic and shallots for two or three minutes until the shallots turn translucent and the garlic smells sweet rather than sharp.
In the frying panAromatics →
3 min
Brown the mushrooms hard
MushroomsTurn the heat up and add all three mushrooms. They will release a lot of water — keep going past that point until the pan is dry again and the mushrooms are properly golden. Only then season with the salt, thyme and pepper; salting early keeps them grey and stewed.
In the frying panMushrooms →
8 min
Cook the prawns
PrawnsPush the mushrooms to one side, add the prawns and cook two minutes a side until pink and just opaque.
In the frying panPrawns →
4 min
Wilt the spinach and finish
FinishTurn the heat off, add the spinach and stir until it just wilts in the residual heat. Add the balsamic and soy sauce and mix through, then tip onto a platter and scatter with the pine nuts and Parmesan.
In the frying panFinish →
2 min
Cook's noteServe it warm, straight from the pan. Any mix of mushrooms works — the three kinds are for texture rather than dogma, and plain button mushrooms browned properly beat fancy ones cooked badly.
Estimated per serve
379 kcal · 43 g protein · 17 g carbs · 16 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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