Caprese-Style Portobello Mushrooms

mediterranean

Caprese-Style Portobello Mushrooms

Portobello mushrooms served caprese style, loaded with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella and basil pesto. Serve with pasta or wholegrains, we’re choosing fluffy bulgur wheat for our side here. For a lighter alternative you could have it with a large green salad. Part of our recipe series, Everyday Easy - quick and easy meals, on the table in 30 minutes or less. Make this gluten free by swapping the bulgur wheat for gluten-free pasta.

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Ingredients

  • mozzarella cheese ball 250 g (torn)
  • cherry tomatoes 300 g (halved)
  • butter 1 tbsp
  • garlic granules 2 tsp
  • dried oregano 2 tsp
  • portobello mushroom 4
  • red onion 1 (chopped)
  • vegetable stock cube 1
  • bulgur wheat 300 g
  • spinach 1 handful (chopped)

Method

Prep & cook the mushrooms

  • Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan.
  • Drain and tear the mozzarella into small pieces. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
  • Make the garlic herb butter. In a small pan, melt the butter and add the garlic granules and oregano, mixing well.
  • Lay the portobello mushrooms on a baking tray. Brush the bottom of each mushroom with the garlic herb butter, then turn them over, so the buttered side touches the tray.
  • Load up the mushrooms with the mozzarella and tomatoes and drizzle over more garlic butter. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes.

Cook the bulgur wheat

  • Peel and chop the red onion.
  • Heat a dash of oil in a saucepan, add the red onion and cook for a few minutes until it starts to soften. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Rinse the bulgur wheat in plenty of cold water.
  • Make up the stock cube with 150ml boiling water per serving, for example if you are cooking for 4 people you will need 600ml stock.
  • Tip the bulgur wheat into the pan with the stock. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10 minutes, until most of the stock is absorbed. Halfway through check it and see if it needs more water and give it a good stir. Check the seasoning and adjust to taste.
  • Chop the spinach and stir it into the bulgur wheat.

Plate Up

  • Fluff up the bulgur wheat with a fork, then plate up with the Caprese Mushrooms. Tuck in and enjoy!

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