Oven Roasted Wild Mushrooms With Goat Cheese And Chile Oil Food

WILD MUSHROOM RAVIOLI WITH EGGPLANT AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Place a pot of water on the stove to boil for pasta.
• Trim half of the skin from the eggplant. Leaving a little skin on will add color and texture to the dish. The small, firm eggplants are not too bitter and when they are firm, they will not soak up as much oil, so they do not need to be salted and pressed. However, if you leave all the skin, especially when you use baby eggplant, the skin overpowers the flavor of the flesh and the texture is too tough overall.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cut the eggplant into 1-inch-by-1/2 inch bite size pieces. Add 2 turns of extra-virgin olive oil to the pan, the garlic and the eggplant. Turn and toss the eggplant and season it with salt and pepper. Let it brown lightly at edges, about 5 minutes, then reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook.
• Add salt and ravioli to the pasta water and simmer to package directions, about 5 or 6 minutes, until just tender.
• While the pasta cooks, dice tomatoes and add them to the cooking eggplant. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Drain cooked pasta and plate individually or on a platter. Top with eggplant and tomatoes and all of the basil and cheese. If you plate individually, use 1/4 of the basil and 2 ounces of cheese, crumbled, per portion.

MUSHROOM, GOAT CHEESE AND TRUFFLE OIL PANINI

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and 2 tablespoons thyme and cook for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until they are browned and soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let them cool for about 15 minutes. Put the mushrooms into a food processor and pulse a few times until they are finely chopped. (Alternately, you can chop them on a board with a knife.) Scrape them into a bowl. Crumble in the goat cheese and add the remaining thyme. Pour in the truffle oil, if using, and mix well to combine.
• Cut the focaccia into 4 pieces, slice them horizontally, and drizzle with some olive oil. On the bottoms place 1/4 of the mushroom mixture and top with some arugula. Put the tops on and gently press each sandwich to flatten it slightly. Drizzle some more olive oil over the tops.
• Place each sandwich on a preheated panini press and grill until the bread is toasted and the cheese begins to melt, about 5 minutes. Alternately, preheat a dry cast iron or non stick pan. Place the sandwich in the pan and weight it down with another pan or a clean brick wrapped in foil. Grill 5 minutes, turn the sandwich over, re-weight it, and grill for another 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

OVEN ROASTED WILD MUSHROOMS WITH GARLIC AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the mushrooms and garlic in a large roasting pan, add the olive oil, and pepper and stir to combine. Add the sprigs of thyme and roast in the oven until golden brown and all of the liquid has evaporated, 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the oven and stir in the Worcestershire, salt, and chopped thyme.

ROASTED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss mushrooms with oil and butter. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with thyme. Roast until golden and cooked through, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven; serve hot.

GRILLED MUSHROOMS WITH GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Wipe the mushrooms with kitchen paper and place on a baking tray, gills facing up. Season, then scatter with the garlic, dot with the goat's cheese and top each with a piece of ham.
• Drizzle over olive oil, cover with foil, then cook in the oven for 10 mins. After 5 mins, remove the foil and return to the oven.
• When the mushrooms are tender and the cheese melted and bubbling, scatter over the pine nuts and parsley. Serve with toasted ciabatta and a dressed winter leaf salad.

OVEN-ROASTED WILD MUSHROOMS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CHILI OIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, 3 tablespoons olive oil, garlic and shallots, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix until the ingredients are lightly coated with oil.
• Arrange evenly in one layer in a large, heavy roasting pan and roast until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool.
• Prepare chili oil: in a blender, combine 1 cup olive oil, the New Mexico chilies, the chile de arbole and ancho powder. Puree. Strain through a fine strainer, and reserve. (Recipe to this point can be made a day ahead.)
• To serve, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the mushrooms in a large baking dish, drizzle with 1/2 cup chili oil and top with cheese slices. Bake until hot, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven, garnish with thyme, and drizzle with a little more chili oil (any remainder will keep for three days). Serve hot.