Open Faced Chili Burgers On Grilled Portobello Buns With Smoked Cheese Food

OPEN FACED RAVOILO WITH ARTICHOKES, PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS, AND A BASIL OVEN ROASTED TOMATO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a bowl, season portobello mushroom with salt and pepper, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Place it on a baking sheet and roast for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender. In the same bowl, repeat the same process with the tomatoes. Clean and peel the baby artichokes. Place the peeled artichokes in a bowl of ice water, juice from a lemon, and the lemon itself. Roast the artichokes the same way you did the mushroom and tomatoes. To make the vinaigrette, take half of the roasted tomatoes and place them in a blender with the rice wine vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil, and salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. In a saucepan, boil 2 quarts of water. Season the water with 1/4 cup olive oil, salt and pepper. Place pasta sheet in the boiling water for 30 seconds to a minute, until tender or al dente. Remove the pasta and lay it on a platter, garnish with fresh basil and additional roasted vegetables. Serve with vinaigrette.

TURKEY CACCIATORE BURGERS ON PORTOBELLO "BUNS"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Combine meat with salt and pepper, chopped crimini mushrooms, chopped bell pepper, chopped onion, garlic, tomato paste, Worcestershire, crushed red pepper flakes, cheese and parsley. Score and form meat into 4 large patties, 1 inch thick. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil on top the patties then fry 5 or 6 minutes on each side in a hot skillet.
• Place portobello caps on a small baking sheet gill side up and drizzle extra-virgin olive oil on them. Roast the caps 12 minutes. Remove them from the oven and season them with salt and pepper. Turn oven off. Top each cap with about 1/2 cup arugula and a burger. Cap burger with mozzarella and place back in still-warm oven. Melt the cheese 1 minute. Transfer burgers on "bun" bottoms to plates. Top with onions and tomatoes and serve.

PORTOBELLO BURGERS WITH ROASTED PEPPER PASTE AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in the bottom of a large food storage bag. Add mushroom caps, seal bag and shake bag to coat caps, then let the mushrooms marinate for 15 minutes.
• Grill mushrooms on indoor electric grill, starting with caps down, turning to caps up, 6 minutes on each side. Pan-fry in large nonstick skillet for same amount of time. Season caps while they cook on each side with grill seasoning or a little salt and pepper. Melt the smoked cheese over mushroom caps in the last minute of grill time.
• To make the red pepper paste, combine the roasted red peppers, oil, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper in food processor and pulse grind into thick sauce.
• To serve, place the grilled mushroom caps topped with melted cheese on the bun bottoms. Top with spinach and onion. Spread bun tops with roasted pepper paste. Serve with Tomato and Onion Salad and Pasta Salad with Ricotta Salata and Broccolini.

OPEN FACED PORTOBELLO-SWORDFISH- PANCETTA CLUB

Steps:

• Brush the mushroom slices and swordfish steaks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine the thyme leaves and lemon zest and sprinkle generously over the mushrooms and fish. Toast the bread slices until golden. Combine the mayonnaise and chili puree.
• Wrap the fish with the thinly sliced bacon. Heat a skillet over high heat and add the mushroom slices. Cook the mushrooms until they begin to brown before turning and quickly cooking the other side. Remove the mushrooms and add the fish steaks to the pan. Cook the fish steaks for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Place a lettuce leaf on each piece of bread and top with a mushroom slice, then a fish steak and finally mushroom slice. Place a dollop of mayonnaise on top and serve.

PORTOBELLO BURGERS WITH GREEN SAUCE AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick skillet over med-high heat; add in oil and mushroom caps.
• Season mushrooms with steak seasoning and saute 5 minutes on each side.
• Add in vinegar and coat the mushrooms in it.
• When the vinegar has evaporated, turn mushrooms cap side up and cover with sliced cheese.
• Turn off heat and cover pan with foil; let stand 2-3 minutes for cheese to melt.
• To make the sauce: add basil, parsley, capers, pignoli, garlic, and lemon juice in a food processor; pulse grind, until finely chopped and scrape into a bowl; stir in oil, salt, pepper, and cheese.
• Slather bun tops with green sauce; pile portobellos on bun bottoms and top with red onion slices and lettuce; cover with bun tops and serve.