Mushroom Sausage Rolls

Prep: 40 mins (plus chilling) | Cooking time: 40 mins | Makes:  24

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 400g large flat mushrooms, diced; or 400g white or brown mushroom, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 x 125g cans four bean mix, rinsed, drained
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • ½ cup stale breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, partially thawed, halved
  • Sesame seeds, to sprinkle
  • Tomato sauce, to serve

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
  2. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes or until softened. Add mushroom, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-7 minutes or until liquid has evaporated and mushrooms start to golden. Transfer to a large plate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to cool. 
  3. Meanwhile, place 1 egg, beans and mustard in bowl of small food processor. Process until smooth. Place cooled mushroom mixture in a large bowl. Add bean mixture, breadcrumbs and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
  4. Place 1/4 of the filling along 1 long side of 1 pastry half. Roll up pastry to enclose filling. Carefully cut into 6 pieces (filling is quite soft). Place, seam-side down, on prepared trays. Repeat with remaining filling and pastry. Lightly beat remaining egg. Brush pastry with egg. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until pastry is golden and puffed. Serve with tomato sauce.

Portobello Mushroom Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

Prep: 15 mins | Cooking time: 10 mins | Serves:  4

  • 12 Portobello mushrooms; or 12 flat white mushrooms
  • 250g packet cocktail truss tomatoes, cut into bunches
  • Olive oil cooking spray
  • Roasted baby potatoes, to serve

Chimichurri Sauce

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

  1. Heat a barbecue grill plate on high. Spray mushrooms and tomatoes with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Barbecue mushrooms, with hood down, for 3-4 minutes each side or until lightly charred and tender. Barbecue tomatoes for 2-3 minutes. Serve vegetables drizzled with chimichurri sauce.
  2. Make Chimichurri Sauce Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Mexi-mushroom tacos

Pre: 20 mins | Cooking time: 10 mins | Serves:  4

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges
  • 500g of Portobello or flat white mushrooms, thickly sliced; or 400g White cup mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Old El Paso medium taco sauce
  • 2 ripe avocados, chopped
  • 3 teaspoons lime juice
  • 200g Perino tomatoes, diced
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
  • Grilled flour tortillas, fresh coriander sprigs and lime wedges, to serve

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Transfer to a bowl. Heat remaining oil in same pan over high heat. Add mushroom. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes or until well browned. Return onion to pan with Old El Paso medium taco sauce. Stir over low heat for 1 minute or until well combined.
  2. Meanwhile, dice avocado and lime juice in a bowl until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Combine tomato and cucumber in a bowl.
  3. To assemble, spread some avocado over tortillas. Top with mushrooms. Sprinkle with tomato mixture and coriander. Serve with lime wedges.
Chipotle Mushroom Tacos

Mushroom Pizza Omelette

Prep: 15 mins | Cooking time: 20 mins | Serves:  4

  • 8 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3/4 pizza blend cheese
  • 80g brown cup mushrooms, sliced; or 80g white and brown button, or Swiss brown, sliced
  • ¼ green capsicum, sliced
  • 8 thin slices pepperoni salami
  • 4 pitted black olives, sliced
  • 5 Perino tomatoes, halved
  • Fresh basil leaves, to serve

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease a 25cm (base) tart tin and line base with baking paper. 
  2. Whisk eggs and milk in a large bowl until smooth. Add ½ cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Add to prepared tin. Bake for 5 minutes.
  3. Arrange mushroom, capsicum, salami, olives and tomato on top, without pushing into egg mixture (omelette is only partially cooked at this stage). Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for another 10 minutes. Switch oven to grill. When grill is hot, cook omelette under grill for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Serve sprinkled with basil.

Mushroom Carpaccio

Cooking time: 15 mins | Serves:  6-8 (shared plate)

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped capers
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 200g brown and white cup mushrooms, thinly sliced; or 200g white flat mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 20g baby rocket leaves
  • 20g thinly sliced prosciutto, torn
  • Toasted bread or baguette, to serve

  1. Place oil, capers, lemon juice and parsley in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
  2. Arrange mushrooms in a single layer on a large serving plate. Drizzle over dressing. Top with rocket, prosciutto and lemon zest. Serve with bread.

Cook’s note:

You can also make this recipe ahead of time. Dress mushrooms and store covered in the fridge for up to 3 hours. Add rocket and prosciutto when ready to serve.

Mushroom, Smashed Avocado & Feta Breakfast Bruschetta

Prep: 10 mins | Cooking time: 5 mins | Serves: 4

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
  • 200g white button mushroom, halved; or 200g Swiss brown cup mushrooms, quartered
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs to serve
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 4 large slices sourdough bread, toasted
  • 1 avocado
  • 60g smooth feta
  • 250g packet cocktail truss tomatoes, cut into bunches

1 Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushroom and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, for 5-8 minutes, or until golden. Add garlic. Cook, stirring for 30 seconds. 

2 Meanwhile, roughly mash avocado and feta with a fork. Spread over bread. Spoon over mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with extra thyme. Serve drizzled with extra oil along with tomatoes.

Mushroom, Smashed Avocado and Fetta Bruschetta