Portobello Asiago Appetizer 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.

EASY PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SAUTE

Steps:

• Warm 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic flavored olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and mushrooms; reduce heat to low, and cook until the mushrooms are soft and blackened and the onions are black around the edges. (Add additional olive oil as needed.) Turn the heat off, drizzle with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle generously with Parmesan and Asiago cheeses.

ASIAGO POTATOES

Steps:

• Generously cover potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt with cold water in a medium pot, then simmer until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and rinse with cold water. Cool to room temperature in refrigerator, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook garlic in oil at a bare simmer in a small heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden, about 12 minutes.
• Drain garlic, reserving oil for another use, then mash to a paste.
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Mince basil, then stir together with garlic paste, cheese, mayonnaise, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Using a small melon-ball cutter or a teaspoon, scoop out a hole in each cooled potato, leaving a 1/4-inch shell.
• Stuff potatoes with cheese mixture and bake in a pan until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 20 minutes.

STUFFED ASIAGO-BASIL MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place mushroom caps in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place mayonnaise, Asiago cheese, basil and pepper in a food processor; process until blended., Drain juices from mushrooms. Fill each with 1 rounded teaspoon mayonnaise mixture; top each with a tomato half., Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. If desired, top with Parmesan cheese.

PAN ROAST PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS WITH DIJON VINAIGRETTE & ASIAGO CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees.
• Carefully remove the stems from the mushrooms.
• Inspect the mushrooms closely and, if needed, wash in cool water and pat dry.
• Heat 2 tbsps.
• of the olive oil in a heavy ovenproof skillet.
• Add the mushrooms and sauté for 5 minutes turning the mushrooms once.
• Place the skillet, with the mushrooms in it, in the preheated oven; roast the mushrooms for approximately 15 minutes.
• While the mushrooms are roasting make the vinaigrette.
• In a small bowl combine the remaining olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, garlic and shallot.
• Whisk together and leave at room temperature until the mushrooms are cooked.
• Remove the mushrooms from the oven and slice them into 1/4-1/2 inch slices.
• Fan the mushrooms across two warm serving plates and drizzle with some, or all, of the vinaigrette.
• Using an ordinary vegetable peeler, peel thin slices of the Asiago cheese and arrange across the mushrooms.

PEPPERONI AND ASIAGO PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Cut puff pastry crosswise in half to form 2 rectangles. Spread 1 tablespoon mustard over 1 puff pastry rectangle, leaving 1-inch plain border at 1 long edge. Place half of pepperoni in single layer atop mustard. Top pepperoni with half of cheese mixture. Brush plain border with egg. Starting at side opposite plain border, roll up pastry, sealing at egg-coated edge. Transfer pastry roll, seam side down, to medium baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry rectangle, mustard, pepperoni, cheese mixture, and egg. Chill rolls until firm, about 30 minutes, or wrap and chill up to 1 day. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with foil. Lightly spray with vegetable oil spray. Cut each pastry roll into about thirty 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Transfer pinwheels to prepared sheets. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to platter; serve.
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PORTOBELLO & ASIAGO APPETIZER

Steps:

• Spread portobello's with pesto.
• Saute arugula & spinach in EVOO & garlic.
• Add to mushroom and spread grated cheese on top.
• Place in oven or BBQ till melted.
• Sprinkle with EVOO and pine nuts.