Best Mushroom Tapenade Recipes

JULIA CHILD'S 'FARCE A LA TAPENADE' MUSHROOM AND OLIVE STUFFING FROM PROVENCE

Steps:

• Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray bake at same temperature as turkey for 40-60 minutes. Break up sausage meat and saute' slowly in a frying pan until lightly browned; remove to a big mixing bowl, and pour fat into another bowl. Return 2 T. fat to pan and saute onions 6 to 8 minutes, until tender and very lightly browned; add minced liver and saute' with onion for a minute or two. Scrape onions in to bowl with sausage. In another 2 T. of oil, saute' mushrooms until pieces begin to separate from each other, then scrape into mixing bowl. Beat in the olives, eggs, garlic, and herbs. Fold in the croutons, add salt and pepper to taste. **We've made changes over the years to make a bit easier, the mushrooms are supposed to be twisted in the corner of towel or squeezed through a potato ricer to remove the juices. I usually just dice them now in the Cuisinart, that was so time consuming and we found it didn't taste much different!

MUSHROOM TAPENADE

Steps:

• Place the stock in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and cook until reduced by half.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry onion and garlic until soft. Add mushrooms and cook 1-2 minutes until softened. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, and tomato sauce and reduced stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Stir in basil leaves.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND MUSHROOM TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, toss red pepper pieces and mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, coating well.
• Place red peppers, mushrooms and onion on a baking sheet with cut sides down.
• Broil on HIGH on middle rack for 20 minutes or until skins are blackened.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Peel red pepper and onion, discarding skins.
• Cut red pepper and onion into chunks.
• Place roasted vegetables, garlic, olives, vinegar and remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a food processor and process until finely chopped BUT NOT PUREE'D.
• Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in basil, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper; mix well to blend.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve on pita triangles or crackers.

MUSHROOM AND RED PEPPER-BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Toss the mushroom caps in a bowl with some salt, pepper, and a drizzle of EVOO. Arrange the mushrooms on a baking sheet in an even layer with the gill side up. Roast the mushrooms for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are cooked through.
• While the mushrooms are roasting, prepare the red pepper-black olive tapenade. Place the roasted red peppers in a food processor with the parsley. Add the olives, capers, garlic, and lemon zest. Pulse the processor and grind into a paste.
• Once the mushrooms are done roasting, squeeze the juice of the lemon over them. Place about 1/2 tablespoon tapenade in each cap. Use 2 spoons for this: One is to scoop tapenade and the other is to push it off onto the mushroom. Place the mascarpone in a sealable plastic bag. Squeeze the cheese into one of the bottom corners, and with scissors snip 1/4 inch off of that corner. Squeeze a little mascarpone on top of each tapenade-filled mushroom. Serve hot or at room temperature.

WHITE PIE WITH RICOTTA, BURRATA, PECORINO AND MUSHROOM TAPENADE

Steps:

• Place a pizza stone in the center rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F for 1 to 2 hours before you're ready to bake the pizza to get the stone nice and hot.
• For the mushroom tapenade: Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a medium skillet over high heat. Add the shallots, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to caramelize, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and more oil if needed, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Combine everything in a food processor, steam in the remaining 1 1/2 cups oil and process until roughly pureed. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside or keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Makes about 3 cups.
• For the pizza: Generously sprinkle a flat work surface with flour. Use a rolling pin to stretch the dough into an 11-inch circle. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured pizza peel or unrimmed baking sheet so it can slide right onto the pizza stone in the oven. (I use the bottom of a baking sheet.)
• Top the dough with the mozzarella and dollops of the robiolina. Sprinkle the Parmesan and pecorino over top. Top with a couple grinds of black pepper.
• Turn off the oven and turn on the broiler. Use the peel or half-sheet to slide the pizza onto the pizza stone. The heat from the stone will cook the bottom of the pizza and the boiler will char and cook the top, mimicking a Neapolitan pizza oven. Bake until the bottom is cooked, the cheese is melted and the top and edges are charred, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Place the burrata in a small bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch salt and break it up with a spoon. Place it on top of the hot pizza, along with dollops of the ricotta.
• Drizzle with the mushroom tapenade and top with truffles if using. Slice the hot pizza and serve immediately.

MUSHROOM TAPENADE

Steps:

• Heat oils. Saute choppped onion, garlic, mushrooms. Add other ingredients to taste.