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Warm Roasted Mushroom and Almond Pesto Salad

Warm Roasted Mushroom and Almond Pesto Salad
Recipes made with Australian Mushrooms
Recipe By: 
Australian Mushrooms
australianmushrooms.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
10 mins
Cook Time: 
15 mins
Serves: 
4

For The Pesto

Ingredients

  • 2 cups parsley leaves
  • 35g Parmesan cheese, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup blanched almonds


Method

  1. For the pesto place the parsley, parmesan, 1/3 cup olive oil, zest, juice, garlic and half the almonds in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside


Tips & Hints

  1. Remaining pesto can be used on BBQ meats or fish


For The Salad

Ingredients

  • 250g Cup Mushrooms, quartered
  • 200g roasted capsicum, sliced
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 100g marinated feta, crumbled
  • 200g mixed baby salad


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C fan forced. Toss mushrooms, capsicum, vinegar and remaining olive oil in a bowl. Spread onto a roasting pan lined with baking paper and roast for 10 minutes. Add almonds and feta and increase oven to 250°C. Cook for a further 5 minutes
  2. Place salad leaves, mushrooms, capsicums on a platter and dress with as much pesto as you like

Links
[1] http://australianmushrooms.com.au