Dec 4, 2017
Mushroom and Ancient Grain Salad
Ingredients
1 packet superblend (fibre) – freekeh, green and yellow lentils and beans
80ml (1/3 cup) extra virgin olive oil
2 punnets Swiss Brown Mushrooms, cleaned, quartered
2 lemons, zest finely grated, juiced
1 red onion, halved very finely shaved
1 bunch coriander, finely chopped, including the stems
80g pine nuts, toasted
200g feta, optional
Salt and pepper, to season
Directions
Cook the grain blend according to packet instruction, then drain, set aside and cool.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes or until golden and cooked. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and allow to cool.
Combine the lemon zest and juice with the onion in a large bowl. Add the remaining oil, cooled grain blend, mushrooms, coriander and pine nuts and toss to combine.
Season well with salt and pepper. If using, top with the feta to serve.
Oct 6, 2017
Mushroom Paella
Ingredients
600ml Mushroom stock (to make stock soak a handful of dry Mushrooms in veggie stock, or use stock of choice)
250g Spanish rice
250g Flat Mushrooms sliced (3 medium or 2 large)
Chives for garnish
2 Button Mushrooms thinly sliced
2 radishes thinly sliced
50g grated manchego cheese
1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve
Sofrito
2 large ripe oxheart tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 large roasted red capsicums from jar (piquillo)
3 portobello mushrooms, ripped into pieces
4 cloves garlic, peeled
½ bunch parsley
½ bunch chives
25ml olive oil
1 pinch saffron threads
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Directions
To make the sofrito: Place all ingredients in a food processor and process to a pesto consistency. Heat a 30cm fry pan or paella pan on high heat.
Add sofrito and cook until tomatoes start to become juicy, 3-4 minutes. Add Flat Mushrooms, Mushroom stock and bring to the boil.
Sprinkle in rice and reduce to a medium heat. Continue cooking for about 16-18 minutes. Do not stir! When rice is tender and liquid has almost fully reduced (there should still be some liquid in the paella-pan), cook for a further 2 minutes to achieve ‘soccarrada’ (crust on the bottom of the pan).
Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and garnish with chives, thinly sliced button mushrooms, radish and grated manchego cheese.
Squeeze over lemon juice just before serving.
Sep 11, 2017
Mushroom Popcorn
Ingredients
300g small Button Mushrooms
Splash of olive oil
1 cup Panko (or bread crumbs)
1 cup plain popcorn crumbs, blitzed in the food processor
1 tsp dry oregano
½ lemon zest
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
Sweet chilli sauce (for dipping)
Equal parts soya sauce and honey (for dipping)
Directions
For the Panko crumb mix: Mix panko, popcorn, oregano, sesame seeds and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
On a baking dish, dress Mushrooms with soy, honey and olive oil and roast till tender.
Remove from the oven. Coat Mushrooms in panko mix, one at a time, making sure they’re coated evenly and covered entirely.
Serve with sweet chili and honey-soy dipping sauce. Serve in a popcorn box.
Aug 14, 2017
Portobello Mushroom Fries
Ingredients
Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
100g (2/3 cup) plain flour
3 eggs, lighly beaten
2 cups panko breadcrumbs
250g Portobello Mushrooms, stalks trimmed, cut into thin fries
Salt and pepper, to season
2 tsp harissa
1 cup Greek-style yoghurt
Directions
Heat enough oil in a large saucepan to come one-third up the sides to 170°C
Meanwhile, place the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs into 3 separate wide, shallow bowls
Season the flour well with salt and pepper. Dust the mushroom fries in the flour, shaking off any excess, dip into the egg, then coat well in the breadcrumbs
In batches, deep-fry the fries for 5 minutes or until golden and cooked. Drain well on paper towel and season with salt
Mix harissa together with yoghurt. Serve with fries
Aug 14, 2017
BBQ Mushroom Skewers with Rosemary Gremolata
Ingredients
2 large bunches rosemary
500g Button Mushrooms, cleaned, stems removed
1 garlic clove
2 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon, zest finely grated
10g butter
Salt and pepper, to season
Directions
Strip the leaves from sharpest end of the rosemary sprigs, leaving a few at the top, making enough for 12 skewers. Alternatively, you can use short, soaked bamboo skewers. Thread 3 mushrooms onto each skewer.
Finely chop the garlic and 1 tbsp of the rosemary leaves together on a board. Heat 2 tsp oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Lightly toast the garlic and rosemary mixture for 1 minute or until lightly golden. Remove and combine with the lemon zest in a bowl.
Increase the heat to medium-high. Melt the butter and remaining oil in the pan. Cook the mushrooms skewers for 4 minutes each side or until golden and cooked. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a platter and scatter over the gremolata to serve.
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