Portabella And Blue Cheese Salad Recipes

PORTABELLA AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Spray a large non-stick skillet with oil.
• Heat over medium heat.
• Add the Mushrooms, onion, garlic and asparagus and saute until tender, 4-6 minutes.
• Add wine or lemon juice and cook until evaporates completely, about 1 minute.
• In a small bowl whisk together the blue cheese, vinegar, water and black pepper to taste (I use a lot).
• Add 3 cups lettuce to 2 large plates.
• Top each with 1/2 the vegetable saute, 1 roasted red pepper, 1/2 of the whisked dressing and 1/4 cup of croutons.
• Serve Immediately.

PORTABELLA BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Place mushroom caps stem side up and drizzle with balsamic vinegar then sprinkle with garlic salt. Broil caps for about 7 minutes (I use my toaster oven set to broil). Allow mushroom caps to cool, then dice into small pieces.
• Combine mushroom, tomato, onion and corn in a large bowl and toss with blue cheese dressing.
• Serve into individual bowls, drizzle with balsamic glaze and top with blue cheese crumbles.
• Enjoy!

ROASTED PORTOBELLO SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Slowly add olive oil, whisking to emulsify. Reserve 1/2 cup dressing to toss with the greens.
• Place mushrooms on a baking sheet. Coat both sides with some of the remaining dressing (see below). Roast mushrooms, stem sides up, brushing with more dressing every 5 minutes, until they are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Toss the endive, mesclun, onion, and blue cheese with reserved dressing, and divide among four salad bowls. Slice mushrooms 1/2 inch thick, and arrange pieces over each serving. Serve immediately.
• Coating Mushrooms
• A pastry brush is the best tool for coating the mushrooms with dressing, before and as they cook.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Slice the mushrooms.
• Heat olive oil in a large saute pan.
• Add mushroom slices and saute for approximately 5 minutes until cooked, but still firm.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove mushrooms to a medium bowl.
• Add butter to saute pan; melt and begin to brown.
• Remove from heat and add soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. Mix and pour over mushrooms.
• Place 2 cups of greens on a large salad plate.
• Divide the mushrooms between the two plates.
• Divide the blue cheese,tomatoes, and salad dressing between the two plates.
• This makes 2 dinner size portions and can be divided into smaller side disher portions if desired.

PORTABELLA SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• MUSHROOMS: Cut stems off mushrooms& reserve for another use (soup?) or discard.
• Using a spoon, carefully scrape gills off mushroom caps& discard; brush top of caps.
• Brush small roasting pan with some of the oil& sprinkle with half the salt.
• Place mushrooms in pan, drizzle with remaining oil, sprinkle with remaining salt& pepper.
• Place 2 or 3 slices of garlic& 2 sprigs of thyme on each mushroom.
• Roast in preheated 450F oven until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Let cool; discard garlic& thyme.
• This may be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
• VINAIGRETTE: Whisk vinegar with mustard.
• Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking continuously, until emulsified.
• Whisk in seasonings.
• This can be made ahead& refrigerated for up to 3 days.
• ASSEMBLY: Toss spinach& arugula with vinaigrette in a large bowl.
• Divide among 4 dinner plates, top with mushrooms, proscuitto& cheese.

SPINACH, PORTABELLA, BACON & BLUE CHEESE IN WALNUT DRESSING

Steps:

• For Dressing: Whisk together all ingredients. Season w/salt + pepper as desired & set aside.
• For Salads:.
• Preheat oven to 375°F Toss 1/4 cup walnuts w/1 tsp powd sugar. Place on baking sheet & bake 6-8 min, stirring occ. Watch carefully to avoid burning. Set aside to cool.
• Combine spinach, sliced mushrooms & crumbled bacon in a lrg bowl. Add dressing & toss to coat.
• Divide mixture onto 6 salad plates & sprinkle w/toasted walnuts + crumbled blue cheese. Serve immediately.
• NOTE #1: I frankly did not notice that much of a distinction between the plain walnuts mixed w/the dressing & the toasted & slightly sweetened walnuts atop the salad. For that reason, I will likely just combine the 1/2 cup walnuts w/the dressing, add the tsp of powd sugar for a hint of sweetness & eliminate the toasting step.
• Note #2: As an option, feel free to sub pecans in this recipe or even use pine nuts which I think work very well w/spinach salads.
• Note #3: For those of you (like me) who do not keep red wine vinegar in your pantry, make your own using a 1:3 ratio. For this recipe using 1/4 cup, that would be 1 tbsp red wine mixed w/3 tbsp white vinegar. Too easy, huh?