Nov 30, 2021
Creamy Mushroom Toast
Ingredients
1 portobello mushroom sliced
4 Swiss brown mushrooms sliced
½ small onion sliced
1 garlic clove diced
1 tbsp olive oil
2 slices whole grain sourdough bread toasted
2 tbsp ricotta cheese
Handful rocket leaves
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper
Chopped parsley
Chili flakes (optional)
Directions
Sauté onion in 1 tbsp of olive oil with a sprinkle of sea salt for a few minutes. Once translucent, add garlic and sauté for a couple of minutes
Add mushrooms with a light drizzle of olive oil and sauté over a high heat
When mushrooms have browned, season with salt and pepper, add chopped parsley and remove off the heat
In a bowl, add rocket leaves, balsamic vinegar, light drizzle of olive oil and salt, and mix together 5. To assemble, spread ricotta cheese on toasted sourdough, add rocket leaves, layer on the sautéed mushrooms and top with a sprinkle of chili flakes and enjoy your Creamy Mushroom Toast!
Nov 30, 2021
Mushroom stroganoff
Ingredients
1 brown onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 kg Swiss, button and Flat mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 sprigs thyme
1 tbsp tarragon, plus extra to serve, finely chopped
1 tbsp grainy mustard
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
200 ml crème fraîche
1 tbsp parsley plus extra to serve, finely chopped
1 1/2 cup white rice,
Boiling water
1/2 bunch English spinach
Olive oil for cooking
Directions
Sauté the garlic and diced onion in a large frypan on medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil.
Once they become translucent add the sliced mushrooms and thyme, stir through.
When the mushrooms have sweated down and become darker in colour (7-9 minutes) add the grainy mustard, Worcestershire sauce and 1 tbsp of chopped tarragon and stir through. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the crème fraîche and stir through, simmer for a further 5-8 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the rice as per the packet instructions.
Blanch the English spinach in boiling water for a couple of minutes until they become soft. Drain and mix through the rice along with extra chopped parsley.
Before serving add extra parsley and extra chopped tarragon to the mushroom stroganoff and serve alongside the rice.
Nov 30, 2021
Creamy, cheesy mushroom and potato bake
Ingredients
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 leek, sliced
1 tbsp butter
5 large flat mushrooms, roughly chopped
7 swiss brown mushrooms, roughly chopped
4 sprigs of fresh thyme
1 & 1/4 cups thickened cream
1 tbsp powdered vegetable or chicken stock
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled & sliced
5 large potato, peeled & sliced
1 cup pecorino cheese, grated
1 cup tasty cheese, grated
Salt and pepper to taste
To Serve:
Parsley, roughly chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan-forced.
Sauté the garlic and sliced leek in a large frypan on medium heat with the butter.
Once they have softened add the sliced mushrooms and thyme, stir through until mushrooms start to soften.
Add the cream and powdered stock, stir through and allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Check the salt and add pepper to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Arrange the sweet potato and potato slices in a vertical position in a large rectangle baking dish.
Pour over the mushroom cream sauce followed by sprinkling over the top the grated pecorino and tasty cheese. Place in the oven to bake for 50 minutes or until the potato and sweet potato is softened.
Serve straight away from the oven with chopped parsley sprinkled over the top and a side of crusty bread.
Nov 23, 2021
Garlic balsamic mushroom salad bowl
Ingredients
500 g white button or brown mushrooms
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil
3 sprigs of fresh thyme
Wooden skewers, pre-soaked in water
Salad
2 cups brown rice & quinoa mix, pre-cooked
1 zucchini, sliced
1 red bullhorn pepper, sliced in half with seeds removed
1 handful salad greens
1 handful snow pea shoots
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
2 tbsp red cabbage sauerkraut, store-bought
1-2 carrots in different colours, shaved
1 tbsp pinenuts, toasted
1 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped
Olive oil, for cooking
Directions
Combine the minced garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and thyme into a mixing bowl, stir to combine. Slice the mushrooms in half or into 3 slices if they are large. Add them to the marinade and toss to coat, set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
Heat up a BBQ to medium heat.
Toss the sliced zucchini and bullhorn pepper with some olive oil. Place on the grill side of the BBQ. Once char marks appear and the vegetables start to soften turn and grill the other side for a few minutes. Remove and set aside. Once cooled down roughly slice up the bull horn pepper.
Thread the marinated mushrooms onto wooden skewers and place them on the flat BBQ plate. Once the mushrooms start to caramelise and lightly char gently turn them over and cook the other side for a few minutes. Remove and set aside.
To arrange the salad bowls start with adding the rice and quinoa mix to the base followed by the salad greens, snow pea shoots, the grilled zucchini and peppers sliced up. Add the remainder of the salad ingredients, sprinkle over the top the toasted pine nuts and parsley and serve
Nov 5, 2021
Mushroom pizza
Ingredients
2 x 200g pizza bases
½ cup tomato pizza sauce
1 ½ cups grated pizza cheese
6 baby bocconcini, sliced
300 g sliced mushrooms, button & swiss
⅓ cup sliced kalamata olives
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
120 g baby rocket leaves
Directions
Preheat oven to 200ºC fan-force. Place the pizza bases on a 2 baking trays and spread with tomato pizza sauce. Sprinkle with pizza cheese and sliced bocconcini.
Top with sliced mushrooms, olive and garlic. Sprinkle with dried oregano and chilli flakes. Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes or until the bases are crisp and cheese melted and golden
Cut into wedges and serve topped with baby rocket leaves.
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