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Portobello Mushroom Melts

Serve with steamed basmati rice and a sliced tomato and basil salad, lightly drizzled with olive oil.

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Main Course, Vegetarian
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 teaspoon 5mlOlive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlBalsamic vinegar
2   Garlic cloves - minced
4   Portobello mushrooms - stems, and (large)
  Gills removed
3/4 cup 109g / 3.8ozShredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  = (or substitute soy cheese)
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozCrumbled feta cheese
  = (if using soy cheese, omit and
  Increase soy cheese to 1 cup)
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped fresh thyme
  = (or 1 tspn dried thyme)
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped fresh rosemary
  = (or 1 tspn dried rosemary

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In small bowl, mix oil, vinegar and garlic. Brush mixture over mushrooms.

Lightly coat large baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange mushrooms, stem-side up, in prepared dish. Drizzle 2 tablespoons water in bottom of dish. Sprinkle mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake mushrooms 12 minutes. Evenly sprinkle mushrooms with mozzarella, then feta, then herbs. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 3 minutes. Serve hot.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 173 Cal; 13g Prot; 9g Total Fat (5 Sat. Fat); 13g Carb.; 25mg Chol; 294mg Sod.; 3g Fiber.

Source:
Vegetarian Times, November 2001

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