Spinach And Mushrooms With Truffle Oil Food

SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS WITH TRUFFLE OIL

Steps:

• Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté until brown and liquid evaporates, about 8 minutes. Add shallot; sauté 2 minutes.
• Add spinach, 1/3 at a time, to skillet with mushrooms and toss over medium-high heat, allowing each batch to wilt slightly before adding next, about 2 minutes per batch. Sauté just until all spinach is wilted and heated through. Stir in 1 teaspoon truffle oil. Season with salt, pepper, and more truffle oil, if desired. Transfer to bowl and serve.
• Sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.

MUSHROOM & SPINACH RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a large deep frying pan. Add the onion and cook gently for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the mushrooms and garlic and cook gently for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in the rice to coat with the onion and mushroom mixture. Pour in the wine and cook over a moderate heat for about 3 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the wine is absorbed.
• Reduce to a gentle heat. Add the tomatoes and 125ml/ 4fl oz of the stock and cook for about 5 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. Pour in a further 125ml/4fl oz stock and continue cooking until absorbed. Repeat with the remaining stock, until it is all absorbed and the rice is creamy and tender.
• Stir in the parsley and half the parmesan. Season to taste. Scatter the spinach over the risotto. Cover and cook gently for 4-5 minutes until the spinach has just wilted. Serve immediately sprinkled with the remaining parmesan.

TRUFFLED MUSHROOM AND SPINACH RAGOUT

Steps:

• In a medium-hot saucepan, add 1 tablespoon butter and saute garlic and shallots. Add mushrooms and saute. Season. Deglaze with red wine and reduce by 80 percent. Add veal or chicken stock, soy and thyme. Simmer mushrooms for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the other tablespoon of butter and check for seasoning. Right before serving add the spinach to wilt and the truffle oil. Check for seasoning.
• PLATING Slice the beef into 6 slices. Spoon a mound of ragout on a plate and top with slices. Garnish with chives and truffle oil.
• Wine Suggestion: 1. Ravenswood, Big River Zinfandel, Alexander Valley, 1997 2. Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Champagne

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet.
• Add the mushrooms and garlic.
• Cook until just soft.
• Set aside.
• Top the crust with 1/2 of the cheese.
• Add the tomatoes, basil, spinach (squeeze out any excess moisture) and mushrooms.
• Top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake at 400 for 10 minutes (or until lightly browned).

SAUTEED SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saute pan or skillet (not nonstick) over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes (do not let the garlic brown). Push the garlic off to the side of the pan and add the mushrooms. Increase the heat to medium high and season the mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are cooked through and begin to become golden in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the spinach, sprinkle with an additional pinch of salt and turn with tongs until wilted. (If you can't fit all the spinach in the pan, cover it for a few minutes, then uncover, stir and add the rest.) Transfer to a serving platter, drizzle with the vinegar and serve warm.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS WITH TRUFFLE OIL

Steps:

• Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add mushrooms and saute until brown and liquid evaporates, about 8 minutes.
• Add shallot and saute 2 minutes.
• Add spinach 1/3 at a time and allow each batch to wilt slightly before adding the next batch, about 2 minutes per batch.
• When all spinach is wilted and heated through, stir in truffle oil and season with salt & pepper.