Description
Mushrooms are used as a meat substitute in this vegetarian dish, resulting in a delicious and healthy fricassee, suitable even for those mindful of their cholesterol level. Another special recipe is fried mushrooms.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 kg mushrooms
- 3 bunches of spring onions
- 200 gr. lettuce, endives, celery or spinach coarsely chopped
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. chopped dill
- 2 tbsp. parsley
- 1/2 cup water or vegetable broth
- 2 egg whites, at room temperature
- lemon juice
- salt-freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Clean the mushrooms with a damp cloth and wipe them well with kitchen paper. Cut them into pieces.
- Wash the onions and lettuce well and chop.
- In a large saucepan, sauté the onions with the olive oil until they wither. Add the mushrooms and sauté until they release their liquids and allow most of them evaporate.
- Add the lettuce, dill, parsley, salt, pepper and a cup of hot water or vegetable broth.
- Cover and simmer for 10΄ -15΄ to soften the vegetables until a little juice remains.
- Remove from the heat.
- Beat the egg whites with the lemon. Add a little hot liquid from the vegetables a tablespoon at a time and whisk well.. Pour the avgolemono into the pan. Shake the pan in a circular movement to spread the avgolemono evenly over the vegetables.
Notes
Cook’s Tip
Avgolemono is made using only egg whites in order to avoid the cholesterol contained in the yolk.
- Prep Time: 10'
- Cook Time: 30'
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 μερίδα
- Calories: 149
- Sugar: 0 gr
- Fat: 10,9 gr
- Carbohydrates: 10 gr
- Fiber: 12,6 gr
- Protein: 8,4 gr