Name: Garlic mushrooms with haloumi and salsa verde
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Salsa verde; 1 cup parsley leaves; 1/2 cup basil leaves; 1/4 cup mint leaves; 2 tablespoon capers; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 8 flat mushrooms, trimmed; 1 large red capsicum, seeded, thickly sliced; 180 gram packet haloumi cheese, thickly sliced; 30 gram baby rocket leaves

Garlic mushrooms with haloumi and salsa verde

Large flat mushrooms are a tasty and nutritious meal in themselves. Cooked with garlic and topped with cheese and this herby green sauce, they make for a colourful and flavoursome light lunch, a side or a dinner-party starter.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

Salsa verde

1 cup parsley leaves

1/2 cup basil leaves

1/4 cup mint leaves

2 tablespoon capers

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

8 flat mushrooms, trimmed

1 large red capsicum, seeded, thickly sliced

180 gram packet haloumi cheese, thickly sliced

30 gram baby rocket leaves

Method

1.In a large bowl, combine oil and garlic. Add mushrooms, tossing to coat.

2.SALSA VERDE: Using a mortar and pestle, pound herbs and capers until a paste forms. Add oil, vinegar and sugar, and stir to combine. Set aside.

3.Preheat a char-grill on high. Cook mushrooms and capsicum 3-4 minutes each side, until tender. Set aside. Cook haloumi for 1 minute, turning once, until golden.

4.Arrange mushrooms, stalk side up, on serving plate. Top with capsicum, haloumi, salsa verde and rocket.

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