Warm Mushroom Salad
This is a ridiculously good and delightful little dish! Hearty enough as a main dish or eat less and have it with a simple soup or meat.
Ingredients
Warm Mushroom Mixture
- 6 cups mushrooms (approx 2 8 oz packages) thinly sliced
- 1/4 onion (yellow) minced
- 1/2 clove garlic minced
- 1-2 tbspn olive oil
- 1 tbspn butter
- 1 cup fresh herbs (I used basil, Italian parsley and chives with a tiny pinch of marjoram and oregano.) chopped
Nonno's Salata Dressing
- 1/2 onion (yellow) thinly sliced
- 4 tbspn olive oil
- a few splashed of balsamic vinegar
- salt & pepper
Instructions
Make the Dressing
- Slice onions and drizzle olive oil and vinegar on top. Go heavy on the olive oil and lighter on the vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Muddle the onions with a wooden spoon or fork and let sit for 15+ minutes. The color should be a warm medium to light brown.
Make the Herb Mixture
- Chop all greens and herbs and set aside in a bowl.
Make the Mushroom Mixture
- Sautee onions, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil and butter over medium heat until soft. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle about 1/4 of the fresh herbs into the mushroom mixture. Cover and keep warm.
Put it all together
- Salt grain warm grain (wild rice/ farro/ couscous etc.) to taste and spoon it onto a large platter.
- Pour the mushroom mixture on the grain. Do not stir.
- Top with Nonno's dressing. Serve family style and enjoy!
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