Before my vegan days, I didn’t eat a lot of mushrooms. They may have even scared me a little. (I mean, fungi?!) It wasn’t until a quirky cooking challenge came my way that I became a mushroom convert.
My fiancé and I were invited to a potluck party where we were requested to bring a dish inspired by a work of literature. We wanted to keep the dish plant-based, and it took us a little while to come up with something clever. Eventually, we decided on sautéed, garlic-y mushrooms as an homage to Alice in Wonderland. This was when I first learned that mushrooms release “juice” when sautéed—and when I also learned that they taste amazing with a little red wine vinegar.
This recipe is slightly more sophisticated than my first foray into mushroom meals, but it’s still pretty simple to put together—and just as yummy!
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12 stuffed mushrooms
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- 12 cremini mushrooms
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 tbsp kalamata olives, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 handful raw spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp red wine vineagar
- to taste freshly gound pepper
- 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, de-stemmed and finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 12 cremini mushrooms
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 tbsp kalamata olives, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 handful raw spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp red wine vineagar
- to taste freshly gound pepper
- 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, de-stemmed and finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Using a damp paper towel, wipe off dirt and debris from the mushrooms. Remove stems and discard. Rub a little coconut oil on the outside of the mushroom caps. Place mushroom caps on a baking sheet. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix cooked quinoa, olives, rosemary, spinach, red wine vinegar, salt, and sun-dried tomatoes.
4. Stuff each mushroom with quinoa mixture. Sprinkle with pepper. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
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Photos: Mary Hood
