Grilled Sage Portabella Recipes

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms and remove stems, reserve for other use. Place caps on a plate with the gills up.
• In a small bowl, combine the oil, onion, garlic and vinegar. Pour mixture evenly over the mushroom caps and let stand for 1 hour.
• Grill over hot grill for 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Several hours before cooking, place portobello mushrooms in a large sealable plastic bag. Pour in some olive oil, enough to coat all mushrooms, plus some excess. Sprinkle a little salt and some cracked pepper into the bag. Add about a tablespoon of minced garlic. Seal bag and shake. Refrigerate for a few hours.
• Preheat grill to high, remove the mushrooms from the bags and place on grill for 5 to 7 minutes per side or longer; you really can't overcook them. Flip them every few minutes or so.

GRILLED SAGE PORTABELLA

Steps:

• Brush mushrooms with oil and salt and pepper.
• Put sage, cilantro and garlic with butter in small pan.
• Saute over low heat about 5 minutes.
• Grill mushrooms about 2 minutes per side or until tender.
• Spoon the sage mixture with the butter over each mushroom.
• Squeeze lemon juice over just before serving.

BBQ PORTABELLA

Steps:

• Clean off the portabella cap, and cut stem close to cap, chop stem.
• Gently heat the olive oil in a saute pan, then add the peppers, onion, and stem ( I've added cubed tofu at this stage too) Saute all together until just tender Set the peppers, etc. aside for a moment and use a pastry brush dipped in the flavored olive oil in the bottom of the pan to oil the portabella cap ( both sides) Then, with the top side of the cap down, put all the peppers, etc. on the underside (up), transfer to the grill and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
• Put the cheese onto of the peppers, and grill until melted.
• Really good, I even like this, and I'm a confirmed carnivore! Vickie.

GRILLED PORTOBELLOS SAUTEED IN WINE

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• Place mushrooms onto the grill, smooth side up. Grill until they start to soften, about 10 minutes. Turn over, and grill on the other side for about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot, and fry for a few minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove mushrooms to a cutting board, and slice. Place into the skillet, and increase the heat to high. Cook for about a minute, then pour in the wine. Continue to cook and stir until the wine is nearly evaporated. Remove from heat, and serve.

GRILLED PORTABELLA AND BULGUR SALAD "SANDWICHES"

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette:
• With motor running, drop garlic into food processor and finely chop. Add tomatoes, parsley, oil, vinegar, rosemary, red-pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and pulse until tomatoes are finely chopped but not puréed.
• Make salad:
• Peel skin from portabellas using tip of a paring knife, pulling from edge of mushroom toward center. Gently scrape off gills from mushrooms with tip of a spoon. Toss portabellas with 1/2 cup vinaigrette in a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish and let stand, turning occasionally, 20 minutes.
• Prepare a gas grill for direct-heat cooking over medium heat; see Grilling Procedure .
• Push 1 wooden pick into each onion wedge to secure for grilling. Toss onion wedges, bell peppers, and zucchini with oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Oil grill rack, then grill vegetables, covered, turning occasionally, until tender (6 to 8 minutes for bell peppers, 6 to 10 minutes for zucchini, 8 to 12 minutes for onion, and 12 to 15 minutes for portabellas).
• Transfer portabellas to a plate and remaining vegetables to a bowl as cooked. Cool slightly, then remove wooden picks and coarsely chop onion, bell peppers, and zucchini.
• While vegetables cook, pour boiling-hot water over bulgur with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and let stand until water is absorbed and bulgur is tender, about 5 minutes. Drain in a sieve if any water remains.
• Add vegetables to bulgur with pine nuts and remaining vinaigrette and toss.
• Put one fourth of arugula on each of 4 plates. Top with upside-down portabella. Pack bulgur mixture into a cup measure, then unmold on top of portabella. Top with another portabella, right side up. Serve with an avocado quarter.