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Mushroom Crostini

Created by dilangeland, Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Description

Delicious fall snack or appetizer





Ingredients

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2 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced
10 oz. portabella mushrooms (about 5 or 6 medium caps), roughly chopped
Squirt of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste
6 slices of Country bread, lightly toasted
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese


Methods/steps

1. Heat olive oil in sauté pan briefly over medium heat.
2. Put the crushed garlic in a pan with olive oil and heat only until it begins to change color. Don’t burn. Remove and discard garlic but leave flavored olive oil in the pan.
3. Add shallots to hot oil and sauté, stirring for about five minutes until transparent.
4. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper over medium heat, stirring periodically, for 15 minutes.
5. Add lemon juice and stir.
6. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
7. Spread the mixture on toasted bread slices. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Serves 6

Additional Tips

High quality bread is essential to a great crostini.

The subtle earthiness of the mushrooms was an excellent background for an Old World Merlot.  We tried one from Sicily—a smooth and ripe wine that has enough tannin to stand up to the mighty portabella! Example: Lagaria Merlot, $10.99.


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