Aug 6, 2019
One pan Greek-style mushroom and lentils
Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
400 g Swiss Brown, small cup or button mushrooms
1 brown onion, finely chopped
1 tsp sweet paprika
½ tsp dried chilli flakes, optional
2 400g can diced tomatoes
400 g can brown lentils, drained, rinsed
150 g (1 cup) pitted kalamata olives
1 lemon, rind finely grated, quartered
125 g feta, crumbled
¼ cup shredded flat leaf parsley leaves
Greek yoghurt & chargrilled sourdough, to serve
Directions
Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and mushrooms, cook, shaking pan often 3 minutes until mushrooms start to colour. Remove to a plate.
Reduce heat to medium, add remaining oil and the onion, cook stirring 4 minutes until soft. Add garlic, paprika and chilli flakes, cook stirring 1 minute. Return the mushrooms. Add the tomatoes and bring to the boil. Simmer gently 10 minutes. Add lentils, olives and lemon rind. Simmer 5 minutes. Squeeze over the juice from 1 lemon quarter. Season with pepper.
Remove from the heat, crumble over the feta, sprinkle with parsley. Serve with yoghurt, bread and remaining lemon wedges.
Tip for a non-vegetarian option; Cut 4 chicken thigh fillets in half crossways and brown after step 1 above. Remove to a plate. Follow step 2, returning the chicken to the pan with the mushrooms.
Jul 3, 2019
Mushroom Gnocchi Bake
Ingredients
500 g gnocchi
1 tbsp olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
300 g cup or Swiss Brown mushrooms, halved
250 g chargrilled capsicum, drained, chopped
700 g jar tomato passata
½ cup water
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
200 g piece fresh ricotta
Small fresh basil leaves, to serve, optional
Dressed rocket, to serve
Directions
Preheat oven to 200°C fan-forced. Cook the gnocchi in a large pan of boiling salted water for 1 minute. Drain well.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until soft. Increase heat to high, add garlic and mushrooms, cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until mushrooms soften. Add capsicum, passata, water, sugar and vinegar. Season. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
Spoon sauce into 10-cup capacity ovenproof dish. Scatter gnocchi over sauce. Break the ricotta into pieces and drop over the gnocchi. Place onto a tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until gnocchi is tender. Stand for 5 minutes.
Scatter over the basil. Serve with salad.
Aug 22, 2018
White Bean Sauté
Ingredients
200g button mushrooms (1x punnet)
200g edamame
1 tin lima beans (240g)/butter beans
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
150g thickened cream
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Parsley, to garnish
Directions
Sauté mushrooms and oil for 2-3 minutes.
Add 1 tbsp of the mushroom butter.
Add the lima and edamame beans, and sauté for a further minute.
Add mustard, cream, lemon juice and chopped parsley.
Stir through until mixed.
Serve the chicken kiev on top of the white bean sauté.
Aug 9, 2018
Mushroomroni ‘n’ Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
200g macaroni pasta
50g butter (for cheese sauce)
1/3 cup plain flour
500mL milk
250g grated cheese (manchego or parmesan)
200g baby spinach, wilted and roughly chopped
400g swiss brown mushrooms cut in quarters (2 x punnets)
1 tbsp oil plus 1 tbsp butter (to cook mushrooms)
1/4 bunch chives, finely chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 180C fan forced or 200C convection.
Cook macaroni in a large pot of salted water according to packet instructions.
Sauté mushrooms in a medium saucepan with a splash of oil and a tbsp of butter till golden. Season and set aside (but don’t clean the pan).
Start the cheese sauce by melting the butter in the same pan and add the flour.
Cook, stirring for 1 minute over medium-low heat.
Gradually add the milk, whisking until smooth. Stir gently until mixture comes just to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add grated cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
Meanwhile, in a separate pan, wilt spinach with some olive oil and seasoning for 10-20 seconds. Drain excess water.
Drain pasta and return to the pan. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta, add mushrooms and spinach and stir until coated.
Season, sprinkle with chives and pour into a lightly greased standard muffin tray. Bake for 10 minutes.
Feb 7, 2018
Mushroom and Pumpkin Sausage Rolls
Ingredients
1kg pumpkin, skin removed and chopped into bite sized pieces
350g button mushrooms, sliced thinly
4 puff pastry sheets, defrosted
1 brown onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp rosemary, chopped roughly
1 egg, whisked
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp garlic salt
¼ tsp chilli flakes
½ tsp paprika
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. On a lined baking tray, add chopped pumpkin and cover with olive oil, rosemary and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Leave to roast in the oven for 40 minutes or until soft. *Don’t steam the pumpkin– It gives a very different taste.
In a large nonstick pan, use a small amount of olive oil and heat on a high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic into the pan and cook for 10-12 minutes or until they have softened and onion is cooked through.
In a small bowl, add all spices together and mix.
Once pumpkin is ready, add it to a large mixing bowl and mash until smooth. Add the mushrooms mixture and spices, mix thoroughly.
Using one puff pastry sheet at a time, spoon some of the pumpkin mixture to one end of the pastry sheet and shape into a sausage-like roll.
Grabbing the end of the puff pastry, roll forwards wrapping tightly, moving towards the opposite end. Repeat this with all pastry sheets and the pumpkin mixture. Once all done, cut the rolls using a super sharp knife into small 3-5cm rolls. *Always face the seam side down on the sausage rolls, as they can puff up and un-do in the oven.
Place all the rolls onto a lined baking tray. Using a basting brush, brush the egg over the top of each roll.
Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top and place into the oven for 25-35 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
Serve while hot with some tomato sauce!
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