Garlic Mushroom Sauté…great side dish to any meal.

No I have not forgotten my Vegetarian friends and this recipe is dedicated to you, you know who you all are :) This is an under 30 minute dish with very few ingredients and super easy to make. It can't get any easier than this...


In our household Mushrooms and Red Bell peppers are a favorite. Cooked as a side like this or served raw with a dip, they are always welcomed with a smile. This medley of shallots, garlic, mushrooms, bell peppers and spinach complement each other to perfection. This is my own creation and not an adaptation of any existing recipe. This can be served with a crusty bread and salad as a simple and quick meal or can be served with daal and roti (naan) as an Indian meal.

Finger-licking Garlic Mushroom Saute

2-4 Tbsp Olive Oil (I use as little as possible)

2, 6 Oz. packs Baby white pearl mushrooms, washed thoroughly

1, 6 Oz. pack Baby brown pearl mushroom, washed thoroughly

3-4 garlic cloves, minced

2 shallots, sliced thin

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 cup packed Spinach, finely chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

1 Tbsp Lemon juice

6 Tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

Crusty bread to wipe up the juices or naan

Method

1.  Heat oil in a pan and add the shallots. Saute them on medium heat till they are translucent takes about 5 minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook for another minute or two. It will start to turn light brown.
3. Add bell peppers and mushrooms and cook till the mushrooms have absorbed all the oil in the pan, takes about 7-8 minutes. Stir so the heat is evenly distributed.
4. Reduce heat to low and the mushrooms will sweat and leech a lot of juice.
5. Increase the heat again and saute for 4-5 minutes till the juices have almost evaporated.
6. Now add the spinach and stir it. Make sure it is not overcooked and retains its bright green color but  is wilted.
7. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. 
8. Add fresh coriander leaves and cook for another minute. 
9. Serve with a crusty bread or Naan and fresh salad.

Ingredients to make the recipe

White pearls

Brown pearls

Heat oil in a pan and add the shallots. Saute them on medium heat till they are translucent takes about 5 minutes.

Sliced shallots, look just like onions

Added to the oil when hot

Add garlic and cook for another minute or two. It will start to turn light brown.

Added garlic

Add bell peppers and mushrooms and cook till the mushrooms have absorbed all the oil in the pan, takes about 7-8 minutes. Stir so the heat is evenly distributed.

Washed mushrooms and diced red bell pepper

Added to the pan

Soaked up all the oil

Reduce heat to low and the mushrooms will sweat and leech a lot of juice.

Starting to sweat

Juices pooling up

Increase the heat again and saute for 4-5 minutes till the juices have almost evaporated. 



Step-by-step process,

Almost dry

Now add the spinach and stir it. Make sure it is not overcooked and retains its bright green color but  is wilted. 

Finely chopped spinach is added

Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.  Stir it well and add fresh coriander leaves and cook for another minute.  

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Add the squeezed juice

Add fresh, finely chopped coriander

Enjoy!!

Ingredients


Recipe: Garlic Mushroom Saute