Fresh baby spinach with creamy goat cheese, candied walnuts, beets, and a balsamic vinaigrette.
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Place baby spinach in a large salad bowl.
Slice pre-cooked beets into wedges.
Toast walnuts in a dry skillet for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
Add beets and toasted walnuts to the spinach.
Crumble goat cheese over the salad.
Whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper for dressing.
Drizzle dressing over salad, toss gently, and serve.
Vitamin C is water-soluble and rapidly cleared. Splitting between food sources and supplement extends plasma exposure across the day.
If the meal's iron is plant-based (non-heme), pair with the vitamin C in the recipe to boost absorption 2-3×. Avoid coffee or tea within 1h.
Methylfolate (5-MTHF) is the bioavailable form, preferred over folic acid especially with MTHFR variants. Pair with B12 to keep the methylation cycle balanced.
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Nutritional data: CIQUAL (ANSES, France) cross-referenced with USDA FoodData Central.