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ROASTED MUSHROOM BASE

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At this year's Worlds of Health Flavors conference in Napa, Calif., Pam Smith, a culinary nutritionist, presented delicious recipes by the chef Clifford Pleau featuring a finely chopped roasted mushroom mix (chefs refer to it as simply "The Mix"), that she combined with beef for a delicious burger with half the meat, and with tuna for a wonderful tuna burger. Inspired, I made up a big batch of my own version of the mushroom base when I got home and had a lot of fun using it all week in adaptations of classic meat or fish dishes with the animal protein cut by half or more and replaced with the mushroom base. I recommend using pre-sliced mushrooms for this - then the mix goes very quickly. It is very easy to make and keeps well for several days in the refrigerator.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories dinner, lunch, vegetables

Time 45m

Yield 1 1/4 pounds or about 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds mushrooms, sliced or quartered
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
In a large bowl, toss mushrooms with oil, salt and pepper. Spread in an even layer on baking sheets and bake in the middle and lower racks of the oven for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes and switching pans top to bottom halfway through. The mushrooms should be tender and dry when done. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Grind in a grinder or pulse in a food processor fitted with steel blade until broken down into small pieces resembling ground meat. What works best in my food processor is to pulse about 10 times, scrape down the sides of the bowl and then pulse another five to 10 times. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 111, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 545 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

OVEN ROASTED MUSHROOMS

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Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

Vegetable or olive oil
1 pound cultivated mushrooms, trimmed, halved or quartered
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly oil shallow baking pan large enough to hold mushrooms in single layer. Add mushrooms and toss with 2 to 3 tablespoons oil. Add garlic; season with salt; roast for 20 minutes stirring on occasion; mushrooms should be browned. Season with pepper.