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grilled field mushrooms with garden pesto

20 July 2010 by Dominic Franks

Annie… are you reading this?  now put down your newly purchased ‘phallus’ pepper-mill and repeat after me…’ cooking is a pleasure not a chore…cooking is a pleasure not a chore…’ and now open that bottle of red and pour a HUGE glass for yourself and prepare to make these very simple but excruciatingly tasty pesto mushrooms…

today is muggy… not nice.  No sun, just clouds… thousands of those goddamn thunder-flies that get under your skin, crawl up your nose, into your ears and seem to do the tango… horrid.  today is really for sinking into a cold pool then going out for a late dinner on some Mediterranean shore… but alas, here we are in Belleau and the field mushrooms are calling.

Poor Annie from The Reluctant Vegetarian has her ‘spawn’ and many friends to stay and needs to impress (god knows why) with some vegetarian dinners, so I thought she could do these little beauties… I’ve made them before on this blog but they suit a summer evening so well and the ‘garden’ pesto really should be called a ‘fridge’ pesto because it’s anything you have in there whizzed up with some nuts and cheese… the dish works well for multiple numbers because it’s so easy and repetitive and everyone gets one.

I’m using courgette and spring onion this time, along with basil and rosemary but you can use any variation of garden herb or nuts for that matter… walnuts work very well.

Take your large mushrooms and place them in a heavy oven-proof dish, drizzle them in olive oil, salt and pepper and lightly grill them on both sides… just until they are juicy but still firm… don’t over do it, they’ll get some more one the topping is on…. take them out from the grill and let them cool slightly whilst you make the pesto…

… whizz up whatever greens you have, with some oil, garlic and the pine nuts, then grate some strong cheese into it and mix it all up and spread it onto the gill-side of the mushrooms and grill to a golden perfection!

Serve with a light salad and relax in the knowledge that the full-on taste sensation will make those that eat it think you are a trained chef who just happened to be their mates mum…

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Brownieville Girl says

    20 July 2010 at 11:12 pm

    I've made 5 jars of pesto this week (4 basil and 1 corriander) and am using it on everything (well nearly everything)

    Those mushrooms look really appitising.

  2. Tamsin says

    15 August 2011 at 5:41 pm

    Found this when looking for some ideas to use up ..er… 12 courgettes! This is brilliant. Will buy mushrooms on the way home from work tomorrow, and its a super simple supper. I already have wine in the house 😉

  3. Gardeningbren says

    12 December 2011 at 3:39 pm

    Your field mushroom recipes are fantastic. Have a no carb guest at the moment, so these were inspiring and will get used over the holiday.

    Really enjoy the way you write, made me smile many times. Thanks.

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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