Friday, August 2, 2013

BBQ Season / You'll love this easy meal


BBQ Portobello Clouds

We have spent the last month sailing in the North Channel and as you can imagine we had a wonderful time. This recipe resulted from my wanting to use up some extra cooked quinoa. We don't want to waste any food on a well provisioned boat. 

Rick loved this so much, that he suggested this dish for a dinner party we hosted when we got home. I'm sure you will love this easy summer BBQ treat.

Prep Time: 15 minutes                                 Yields: 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
3 to 4 large portobello mushrooms
1 med to large tomato sliced into rounds
1 sweet onion cut into strips
½ cup cooked quinoa per mushroom
¼ cup of whole walnuts chopped
1 tbsp. coconut oil
1 tbsp. Braggs seasoning
Pinch of cumin seed, oregano, ground coriander
Optional: hot pepper flakes or fresh to taste
You will also need tinfoil for each mushroom
Dressing
3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsps. maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:
  1. In a skillet melt the coconut oil and add the cumin, oregano and coriander, hot pepper if you want some heat. Then add to that mixture the walnuts, stir for a min. then add the quinoa.
  2. Stir and add the Braggs to taste. Stir and set aside with the heat off.
  3. Clean the portobello mushrooms taking the whole stem out and set aside.
  4. Cut tinfoil 3 to 4 individual pieces of foil, one per mushroom. Shape each of the pieces of foil into a crumpled circle similar in shape to a tart pastry or a bowl. Just crumple the foil till it sits nicely cupping the upside down mushroom cap.
  5. Take the onion slices and place them into the empty tinfoil cups. 
  6. Fill the mushroom caps with the quinoa mixture and place on the onion filled foil bowls.
  7. Place the tomato slices on top of the quinoa filled mushrooms.
  8. Heat the BBQ and place the portobello clouds on to grill. Grill till the mushrooms look cooked. 
  9. Serve together with a side salad and drizzle the dressing on the Portobello clouds and the salad.

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