In this article I am going to show you how to make a mushroom and cashew nut salad. It is an excellent option to eat alone or to accompany some kind of grilled meat.
Keep in mind that you can vary the ingredients of the recipe for others that are similar and the result will be very similar. For example, you can use almonds instead of cashews, or tybo cheese instead of pategrás cheese.
These types of modifications will allow you to adapt the recipe of this salad to your tastes and ingredients that you can find more easily in your area.
Nutritional benefits of cashews
Cashews are a source of important nutrients for our health. They are rich in magnesium, iron, potassium and folic acid. Magnesium helps maintain healthy blood pressure, iron is necessary for red blood cell production and potassium helps regulate fluid balance in the body. Folic acid is essential for cell growth and blood formation. In addition, cashews are a healthy source of monounsaturated fats, which help lower cholesterol and triglycerides. Therefore, including cashews in your diet can be an excellent way to increase nutrient intake.
If you do not want to use cashews for this recipe, other nuts such as almonds or walnuts can be used. Almonds are rich in vitamin E, which is an important antioxidant for health. They are also a good source of monounsaturated fats, which helps lower cholesterol and triglycerides. Walnuts are also rich in healthy fats and contain vitamin E, magnesium and iron. In addition, nuts contain fiber, which helps promote digestion and maintain a healthy digestive system. Therefore, by using these nuts in place of cashews, you can get many of the same nutritional health benefits.
Ingredients
1 onion
1/2 tray of mushrooms
Pategras cheese or semi-hard cheese
50 gr cashews
Lettuce
Olive oil, salt
How to make Mushroom and cashew nut salad
- We start this recipe with an onion and half a tray of mushrooms. The onion is cut in julienne strips and the mushrooms are cut in four.
- In a frying pan with a drizzle of oil we are going to cook the onion until it is well browned and once it is well browned we add the mushrooms in pieces. Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat and set aside.
- On the other hand, I have a couple of fresh lettuce leaves. We cut them into small pieces of the size you like and put them in a bowl.
- A piece of pategrás cheese or the variety you like, cut it into small squares and add them on top of the lettuce.
- Now we are going to add the mushrooms with the browned onion, which by this time of the recipe should have cooled down enough.
- Finally, add a handful of cashews. You can use other nuts if you like, such as walnuts, almonds or peanuts.
- Season with a little olive oil and a little salt.
- Mix everything together and we have a delicious salad, either to eat alone or to accompany a meat.
