Salad Of Bitter Greens With Sauteed Wild Mushrooms Toasted Walnuts Food

WARM MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, and cook stirring until soft. Continue cooking until the juices from the mushrooms have reduced to about 2 tablespoons. Stir in the remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper until evenly blended. Turn off heat, and let the mushrooms sit in the pan until they are just warm, but no longer hot - otherwise the greens will wilt too much.
• Put the baby greens into a serving bowl, and pour the warm mushroom mixture over them. Toss to blend, and serve immediately.

SAUTéED MUSHROOMS WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large frying pan.
• Add sliced mushrooms and sauté over high heat until they squeak and sizzle and are nicely browned.
• Add salt, pepper and red wine.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add lemon juice and parsley.
• Toss well.

SAUTEED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over high heat.
• Saute mushrooms 4 minutes or until liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated.
• Stir in garlic, herbs, and vinegar; cook 30 seconds more.
• Remove to a heated serving dish.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Serve on grilled bread (bruschetta).

SAUTEED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Brush the caps of each mushroom with a clean sponge. Remove and discard the stems. Slice the small mushrooms thickly and cut the large ones in a large dice.
• Heat the olive oil in a large (11 - inch) Dutch oven or saucepan. Add the shallots and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, or until the shallots are translucent. Add the butter, mushrooms, salt, and pepper and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, until they are tender and begin to release their juices, stirring often. Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Toss in the parsley, sprinkle with salt, and serve warm.

SALAD OF BITTER GREENS WITH SAUTEED WILD MUSHROOMS & TOASTED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Put 2 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a salad bowl. Add the balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar and a heaping 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to make a vinaigrette. Put the mixed greens on top, but do not toss the salad. Set aside. Put the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and mushrooms, sprinkle with the remaining salt, pepper and half of the parsley. Saute for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms have given up much of their moisture and are beginning to be just a little bit crisp. Set aside. Toss the salad with the vinaigrette; divide among serving plates. Top each with mushrooms. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and the toasted walnuts. PER SERVING: 205 calories, 3 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 20 g fat (3 g saturated), 0 cholesterol, 301 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.

GREEN BEAN AND MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a rolling boil. Add the beans and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with 3 tablespoons olive oil and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cool, uncovered.
• Finely grate the zest of 1 lemon; combine with the shallots in another large bowl. Squeeze the juice from both lemons on top. Add the mushrooms and toss with 1 tablespoon salt. Set aside.
• Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until golden and fragrant. Sprinkle with the sugar and a pinch of salt and cook until the sugar melts, about 3 more minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the mushrooms and gently combine with the beans, parsley and half the nuts. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl or platter and sprinkle the remaining nuts on top.