Insalata Primavera Con Fungi Spring Salad With Mushrooms Food

MIXED MUSHROOM SALAD (INSALATA DI FUNGHI MISTI)

Steps:

• Whisk together lemon juice, herbs, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Whisk in oil. Reserve 1 tablespoon dressing; set aside. Toss the remaining dressing with the mushrooms in a large bowl; set aside.
• Toss together arugula, radicchio, and reserved dressing. Arrange on a large platter. Top with the mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and drizzle with oil. Season with pepper.

MIXED MUSHROOM SALAD (INSALATA DI FUNGHI MISTI)

Steps:

• Whisk lemon juice, herbs, salt, 1/2 tsp pepper together. Reserve 1 tbsp of mixture, set aside the remainder.
• Toss majority of the dressing with mushrooms in a large bowl, set aside.
• Toss arugula, radicchio and reserved 1 tbsp dressing. Arrange on a large platter. Top with mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, season with pepper.

SPRING PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS, CHILES AND SPRING PEAS

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Prepare an ice bath. Blanch the peas in the boiling water until bright green, about 20 seconds. Transfer immediately to the ice bath. Once cool, drain completely.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season with salt until it tastes of lightly salted broth. Once boiling, add the pasta and cook according to the package instructions until al dente.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a large sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, shallot and pepperoncini and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the maitake and oyster mushrooms and cook until softened, another 3 to 4 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the white wine.
• When the pasta is cooked to al dente, add the pasta to the pan with the mushrooms directly from the pot, reserving the pasta water. Allow the pasta to finish cooking in the mushroom sauce, about 1 minute. Add the peas, butter and Fresno chile and stir to coat. Turn off the heat and add the Pecorino Romano in handfuls, stirring in between additions to prevent lumps. Add pasta water to thin the sauce as desired. Finish with the basil and a drizzle of olive oil.

PASTA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• On a large heavy baking sheet, toss all of the vegetables with the oil, salt, pepper, and dried herbs to coat. Transfer half of the vegetable mixture to another heavy large baking sheet and arrange evenly over the baking sheets. Bake until the carrots are tender and the vegetables begin to brown, stirring after the first 10 minutes, about 20 minutes total.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Toss the pasta with the vegetable mixtures in a large bowl to combine. Toss with the cherry tomatoes and enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and serve immediately.

FRESH MUSHROOM AND PARSLEY SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium salad bowl, mix together the mushrooms and parsley.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the oil and lemon juice until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Add the oil mixture to the salad bowl and toss until all the ingredients are coated. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the Parmesan on top and serve.

ASPARAGUS AND MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Steam the asparagus for three to five minutes, depending on how thick the stalks are. It should be tender but still have some bite. Rinse with cold water, and drain for a minute on a kitchen towel. Cut into 1-inch lengths. Place in a salad bowl, and toss with the mushrooms, herbs and arugula.
• Whisk together the lemon juice, salt and pepper, garlic and olive oil. Toss with the asparagus mixture and the slivered Parmesan, and serve.

SIENISALAATTI (A FRESH MUSHROOM SALAD FROM FINLAND)

Steps:

• Heat 1 inch salted water to boiling, using 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 cup water. Add mushrooms. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 minute. Drain and chill.
• Mix all remaining ingredients. Pour over mushrooms and toss. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
• Serve in lettuce cups if desired.

INSALATA PRIMAVERA CON FUNGI (SPRING SALAD WITH MUSHROOMS)

Steps:

• 1. Wash mixed greens and set aside. 2. Rinse Portobello mushrooms. 3. Remove stems from the mushrooms and discard (for soup?). 4. Slice mushrooms in 1 cm widths. 5. Place mushrooms in pre-oiled saute pan. 6. Strip sprigs of thyme and add thyme to the mushrooms. 7. Turn on the heat to low and slowly saute mushrooms until soft. (About 15 minutes) 8. Quarter Bosc Pears and remove the cores. 9. Slice Pear quarters into thirds. (Each pear should yield 12 slices) Set aside. 10. Chop walnuts into halves, if required. 11. Place walnut halves on baking sheet and roast in an oven at 250 F for 5 minutes. 12. Remove walnuts from the oven and set aside. 13. Fine julienne the crystallized ginger. 14. Prepare the vinaigrette by whisking together the ginger syrup, maple syrup, citrus juice and olive oil. Be sure to taste as you go, as you add each ingredient, as times of the year will vary the strength of the citrus. 15. Plate the salad by using the greens as a base and then a layer of mushrooms, a layer of pears, a layer of walnuts and a layer of crystallized ginger. 16. Serve immediately allowing guests to add their own vinaigrette or lightly pour 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette over the salad.