Tuscan Mushroom Hors D Oeuvres Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Remove and reserve the mushroom stems. There should be about two cups. Chop the stems coarsely.
• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the mushroom caps. Sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon and a generous grinding of pepper. Cook, stirring often but gently so as not to break the caps. This is to remove the moisture from the caps. Cook about two minutes. Remove the caps to a platter.
• Add one tablespoon of butter to the saucepan and add the shallots and garlic. When they've begun to soften, add the chopped mushroom stems and juice of the remaining half a lemon. Add the celery, thyme and bay leaf. Cook, stirring often, about five minutes. Remove the bay leaf.
• Spoon and scrape the mixture into the container of a food processor. Add the parsley and process to a fine puree.
• Return the mixture to a saucepan and cook, stirring often, about five minutes. Add the egg and bread crumbs. Cook about 10 seconds, stirring, and remove from the heat. Stir in cheese. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Stuff the caps with an equal amount of the filling. Smooth over the tops. Arrange the caps as they are stuffed close together in a baking dish. Sprinkle with two tablespoons of melted butter.
• Place the mushrooms caps in the oven and bake 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl mix together the roasted red bell peppers, olives, cheese, scallions, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• On a baking sheet(you may line with parchment paper if you wish or lightly spray with cooking spray) place the mushrooms, cavity side up.
• Spoon the filling into the cavity of the mushrooms.
• Bake until the mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Move the mushrooms to a serving platter, sprinkle with chopped basil, and serve. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl mix together the roasted red bell peppers, olives, cheese, scallions, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• On a parchment paper-lined baking sheet place the mushrooms, cavity side up. Spoon the filling into the cavity of the mushrooms. Bake until the mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the mushrooms to a serving platter, sprinkle with chopped basil, and serve.

Steps:

• Slice tomatoes.
• Top w/ Mozzarella.
• garnish with basil leaf.
• Drizzle w/ garlic-infused olive oil.

Steps:

• Herb Butter:.
• With a fork, mash together butter, garlic, shallot, parsley, and chives.
• Add wine, salt and a generous pinch of pepper. Set aside.
• Soak porcini mushrooms in just enough warm water to cover until soft. Drain and chop finely, set aside.
• Trim off ends of fresh mushrooms and carefully remove stems. With a small spoon, hollow out caps, reserve stems and trimmings.
• Place caps on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, hollow side up.
• Mince stems and trimmings, place in bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Wrap in double layer of cheesecloth or paper towel and squeeze out liquid.
• Mix drained mushrooms with the porcini and set aside.
• Pastry:.
• Roll out puff pastry to 1/8 inch thickness, with a 2 inch round cutter, cut out 18 pastries.
• Place on baking sheet with mushroom caps.
• With the tip of a sharp knife, score a circle on the pastry, 1/8 inch in from the outside edge and cutting halfway through.
• Mound generous 1 tsp mushroom mixture within each inner circle of the pastry and top with 1/2 tsp herb butter; top with snail, pressing down lightly.
• Fill each mushroom cap with a generous 1/2 tsp herb butter, top each with a snail.
• Bake in 425F oven until pastry is golden and mushroom caps are tender - 16 - 18 minutes.
• Serve hot.