Hot Herby Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients :

Serves 4

• 4 thin slices of white bread, crusts removed

• 125g / 4oz chestnut mushrooms, wiped and sliced

• 125g / 4oz oyster mushrooms, wiped

• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed

• 1 tsp Dijon mustard

• 300ml / ½ pint vegetable stock

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

• 1 tbsp freshly snipped chives, plus extra to garnish

• mixed salad leaves, to serve

Method :

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. With a rolling pin, roll each piece of bread out as thinly as possible.

2. Press each piece of bread into a 10cm / 4 inch tartlet tin. Push each piece down firmly , then bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

3. Place the mushrooms in a frying pan with the garlic, mustard and vegetable stock and stir-fry over a moderate heat until the mushrooms are tender and the liquid is reduced by half.

4. Carefully remove the mushrooms from the frying pan with a slotted spoon and transfer to a heat-resistant dish. Cover with foil and place in the bottom of the oven to keep the mushrooms warm.

5. Boil the remaining pan juices until reduced to a thick sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

6. Stir the parsley and the chives into the mushroom mixture.

7. Place one bread tartlet case on each plate and divide the mushroom mixture between them.

8. Spoon over the pan juices, garnish with the chives and serve immediately with mixed salad leaves.

Nutritional Facts per 100g :

energy 81 kcals/342kj

protein 4g

carbohydrate 15g

fat 1g

fiber 0.7g

sugar 1.8g

sodium 0.5g

√  cow's milk-free    √  egg-free    √  nut-free    √  vegetarian    √  vegan    √  seafood-free