Portobello Caviar Recipes

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, warm up 1 teaspoons of olive oil and saute the green onion for 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil. Add mushrooms, garlic, and thyme; saute until tender. Don't overcrowd the pan, or mushrooms will be poached. Work in 2 batches.
• Move the green onions and mushrooms to a food processor. Use the pulse button, and process until coarsely chopped(not mushy!). Don't overprocess.
• Return the mushrooms to the pan. Add lemon juice, vinegar, and pepper. Saute over medium high heat until the liquid has evaporated, 1-2 minutes.
• Serve in a small crock as a spread for toast, pita crisps, veggies, lettuce, etc. Enjoy!

PORTOBELLO SPREAD

Steps:

• Cut the mushroom caps into small dice, then toss them with the tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, lemon juice, and oil. Cover and let rest, for up to an hour at room temperature or overnight, refrigerated. Bring back to room temperature before serving.
• Season with salt and pepper and spoon onto crostini or eat with a fork.
• Omit the mushrooms. Use about a pound of ripe tomatoes, cut in half through their equators, then squeezed and shaken over the sink to remove as many seeds as possible. Dice and proceed as above, adding about 1/2 cup minced red onion to the mix.

SWEET-POTATO PANCAKES WITH CAVIAR

Steps:

• Cook sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead; keep refrigerated.)
• Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel potatoes and coarsely grate into large bowl. Stir in green onions. Whisk eggs, flour, salt, and pepper in small bowl. Gently mix into potato mixture. Form mixture into 48 walnut-size balls; transfer to prepared baking sheet. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place 8 potato balls in skillet, pressing each gently with spatula to flatten to 1 1/2-inch diameter. Cook until pancakes are rich golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining potato balls, adding more oil to skillet if necessary. Transfer pancakes to platter. Top each with 1 teaspoon sour cream and scant 1/4 teaspoon caviar. Garnish with chives. Serve warm or at room temperature.

STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Remove the stem and gills from the mushroom. I use a spoon to scoop them out.
• Brush the mushrooms with balsamic vinegar.
• Heat olive oil in a small saute pan. Add the onions and garlic. Cook until tender. Add in peppers. Cook until tender.
• Add in tomatoes and spinach. Cook until spinach wilted and "cooked.".
• Divide the filling and stuff the mushrooms.
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs on the top and add Italian seasoning. Top with cheese.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake for about ten minutes or until the cheese is melted. (At the end, I put the oven to broil and let the cheese golden).

BAKED PORTOBELLOS WITH POTATOES AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss the potatoes with the oil and 1 teaspoon of salt and transfer them to a greased baking sheet large enough to hold them in a single layer. Bake, turning the potatoes once, until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
• Lower temperature to 400 degrees. Whisk together the eggs, 1/3 cup sour cream, thyme, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Stir in the portobello caviar. Brush the mushroom caps with olive oil, season them on both sides with salt and place them gill-side up on a greased baking sheet. Lay the potato slices over the mushrooms, letting some hang over the edges of the mushrooms like petals of a flower. Divide the caviar mixture evenly into 4 parts, mounding 1 part in the middle of each mushroom cap. Bake until the filling is set and the mushroom caps are very tender, about 30 minutes. Garnish each mushroom with a dollop of sour cream and parsley and serve.

POTATO PIKELETS WITH MUSHROOM "CAVIAR" RECIPE

Steps:

• 1 To make pikelets, stir flour with baking powder and salt in a small bowl. In a medium bowl, break up mashed potatoes; whisk in egg and water. When combined, stir in fl our mixture and parsley. Batter has a thin pancake consistency; if too thick add a bit more water. 2 Make pikelets in batches of 4 as they only take a couple of minutes to cook. Heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of oil in a medium frying pan, preferably cast iron, over medium heat until very hot but not smoking. (Add additional oil as needed.) Spoon teaspoonfuls of batter into hot oil; they should sizzle. Check bottoms after a minute; turn when browned for another minute. Drain on paper towels. Cover and refrigerate until needed, up to 2 days. 3 Coarsely cut up mushrooms; place in food processor with salt. Pulse several times until finely chopped but visible pieces remain. Turn into a small sieve to drain; loosely cover with plastic wrap. After 30 minutes, gently plunge your fist on top of plastic into mushrooms, forcing mushrooms to sieve's side to drive out more liquid. When they look very dry, turn into a small bowl. Stir in oil, juice, parsley and pepper. Cover and refrigerate up to half a day. 4 When ready to serve, preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Place pikelets in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes or until hot. Top with a measure of mushroom mixture, a dab of sour cream and a sprinkling of green onions. Serve right away.

GRILLED PORTOBELLOS WITH MOZZARELLA SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; cover and chill until serving., Spritz mushrooms with cooking spray. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill mushrooms, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until tender. Spoon 1/2 cup tomato mixture into each mushroom cap.