Mushroom, rice & quinoa salad
Ingredients
Directions
Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad
Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
100ml olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice
2 tsp honey
200g button mushrooms
200g Swiss brown mushrooms
1 large orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces
1 tsp each ground cumin & coriander
400g can chickpeas, rinsed & well drained
1 cup almond kernels
100g beans, trimmed
100g baby spinach
Directions
Preheat oven to 240°C or 220°C fan forced. Whisk ¼ cup oil, lemon juice and honey in a large bowl, season to taste. Add mushrooms and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.
Line 2 roasting pans with baking paper. Arrange sweet potato in one pan, drizzle with ½ the remaining oil, season to taste. Cook for 20 minutes. In a large bowl combine remaining oil with cumin, coriander, chickpeas and almonds and stir to coat. Spoon mixture into second roasting pan. Place pan in the oven on the shelf under sweet potato and cook a further 12-15 minutes or until sweet potato is golden and almonds roasted. Cool to room temperature.
Blanch beans in a saucepan of boiling water until bright green. Drain and refresh in iced water. Pat dry and cut into 3cm lengths.
Spoon the marinated mushrooms onto a large platter. Add sweet potato, chickpeas, almonds, beans and spinach. Toss gently to combine and serve.
Greek-style Mushrooms with Haloumi
Greek-style Mushrooms with Haloumi
Ingredients
1/3 cup olive oil
1 large lemon, juiced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tsp dried Greek oregano
1 small red chilli, finely chopped
400g haloumi, drained, sliced (see tip)
400g cup mushrooms, thickly sliced
2/3 cup semi-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
100g baby spinach leaves
Extra virgin olive oil & crusty bread barbecued, to serve
Directions
Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, chilli and salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk until well combined. Use a little of the marinade to brush over both sides of the haloumi. Add the mushrooms to the remaining marinade and stir to coat all the mushrooms. Cover and refrigerate both the mushrooms and haloumi for 30 minutes.
Preheat a greased barbecue plate on medium-high. Barbecue the mushrooms for 5 minutes, turning occasionally until just tender. Remove to a large bowl. Barbecue the haloumi for 1-2 minutes each side or until golden and warmed through. Add to the warm mushrooms.
Add the tomatoes and spinach to the mushrooms and cheese, toss gently to combine. Arrange on serving plates, drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil and serve with barbecued bread.
Barbecue Mushroom Salad
Barbecue Mushroom Salad
Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbs red wine vinegar
1 tbs Dijon mustard
1 tsp caster sugar
400g cup mushrooms, thickly sliced
1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed
150g mixed salad leaves
1 avocado, peeled & diced
100g roasted red capsicum, cut into strips
100g bocconcini, torn in half
Extra virgin olive oil, to serve
Directions
Combine olive oil, vinegar, mustard, sugar and salt and pepper in a large ceramic bowl, whisk to combine. Add the mushrooms and stir to coat. Cover and stand 15 minutes.
Preheat barbecue plate on medium-high. Add mushrooms and any remaining dressing and barbecue for 3-4 minutes or until light golden and just tender. Remove to a bowl. Add the asparagus, barbecue 2-3 minutes, turning until tender and just charred. Remove to a plate.
Arrange the salad leaves on a platter, top with avocado, capsicum, asparagus, mushrooms and bocconcini. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Serve with barbecue steak, chicken or lamb.
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