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Beans with mushrooms: a healthy duo. Video
Beans are an excellent plant-based dietary product with a whole range of beneficial properties. You can cook a huge number of tasty and healthy dishes from it, the combination with mushrooms is especially interesting.
Mushroom and Bean Salad Recipe
To prepare a salad with mushrooms and beans, you will need: – 250 grams of mushrooms; – 1 can of canned beans; – 1 head of onion; – 1 clove of garlic; – spinach; – 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil; – 1/2 teaspoon of thyme; – 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar; – ground pepper; – salt.
Peel the onion, wash in cold water and cut into thin half rings or small cubes no more than 1 centimeter in size.
To avoid tears when cutting this vegetable, periodically rinse the knife in cold water.
Remove the husk from the garlic, rinse and chop with a knife or grate on a fine grater. Wash the mushrooms under running water and dry thoroughly. After that, cut them into beautiful plates, the thickness of which should not exceed 5-7 millimeters. You can use any mushrooms for this recipe, it all depends on your taste preferences (for example, champignons).
Open a jar of beans and pour the contents into a colander. Then stir the beans with a tablespoon and leave in this container for a while to drain all the liquid.
Beans of any color are suitable for the preparation of this salad – both white and red
Pour vegetable oil (sunflower, olive or corn) into a frying pan, put on medium heat, put onions and fry for about 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add the mushrooms and fry with the onions for about 5 minutes. Once the mushrooms and onions have a beautiful brown hue, season the ingredients with dried thyme and place the beans in a colander. Continue cooking for about 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Then add the garlic, stir, keep on fire for another minute and transfer the contents to a beautiful dish.
Now add chopped spinach leaves, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to the salad. Mix everything thoroughly. Serve warm or cold in portioned plates, along with lean rye bread or lean buns cut into wedges.
You can replace spinach with more traditional herbs – parsley, dill or green onions.
If you wish, you can also add boiled potatoes, green beans, green peas, pickled cucumbers, and bread croutons to this salad. Feel free to experiment for new flavors.
The recipe for stewed beans with mushrooms
To cook beans stewed with mushrooms, you will need: – 1 cup dry beans; – 400-500 grams of champignons; – 200-250 grams of grated cheese; – 1 onion; – 4 tablespoons of soy sauce; – vegetable oil; – greens; – Bay leaf; – salt.
Soak the beans for a day, then boil in the same water for an hour. Cut the mushrooms into thin slices, boil in salted water. Heat oil in a frying pan, add beans with 3-4 tablespoons of broth, add mushrooms with the same amount of broth and soy sauce.
Simmer everything under the lid for about 15 minutes. Then add the onion and bay leaf, chopped in half rings. Leave on fire for another 5 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish generously with cheese and herbs. Cover and leave for 10 minutes, then serve.