Posh Mushrooms on Toast

Ingredients

Cooks in:8 - 10 minutes        Serves:2

For the mushrooms

• 2 Tb butter
• 1 Tb olive oil
• 1 x 250g pack of mushrooms (I used brown)
• 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• s + p to taste

For the Herbed Ricotta Ciabattas

• 3 ciabatta rolls, halved
• 1/2 cup crumbled ricotta cheese (you could also use buffalo mozarella)
• 1 Tb chopped fresh parsley
• 1 Tb olive oil
• 1 Tb lemon juice
• Generous pinch of salt and pepper

What to do

For the Mushrooms

1. Heat the butter and olive oil in a good quality pan on med-high heat. Chop the mushrooms and when the butter is sizzling add to the pan, along with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Stir and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the garlic and balsamic vinegar. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes and remove the pan from the heat. Stir through the parsley and check for seasoning.

For the Herbed Ricotta Ciabattas

1. While the mushrooms cook, pre-heat your oven to the grill setting. Drizzle olive oil over the cut side of the ciabatta halves, place in an ovenproof dish and grill for 3-5 minutes until golden.

2. Meanwhile, mix together the ricotta and remaining ingredients and spoon into a small bowl.

To serve, spoon some of the ricotta mixture onto each ciabatta half, and top with mushrooms, and a couple of slivers of parmesan if you like.

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