Creative Cooking Italian Recipe
Heather's Pictorial Bruschetta with Sauteed Mushrooms Recipe
Introduction
This Italian appetizer was made in Creative Cooking class in March, 2013. I decided to choose this recipe because it seemed simple to prepare and create. Also I had never had Italian Bruschetta before and I love to eat mushrooms.
Time
Total time: 26 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 16 minutes
Recipe Yield
For this recipe the yield is between 4 and 6 servings
Ingredients
- Italian Bread, sliced
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra if needed
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound of mixed mushrooms, sliced (recommended: shiitake, portobello, crimini)
- 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and freshly chopped
- 1 small handful fresh thyme, leaves picked and freshly chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Equipment
- Oven
- Stove top
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F
Step 2
Cut Italian bread into 1/2" (.5 inches) slices
Step 3
Place slices of bread onto a cookie sheet. Put cookie sheet into oven for 3 minutes. Then turn slices of bread onto the other side and place back into oven for 3 minutes. Take out to cool afterward.
Step 4
Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Step 5
Step 6
Once the olive oil is hot, add the garlic and saute until fragrant.
Step 7
Wash and dry mushrooms. Then cut mushrooms into even slices. I chose portabellas as the type of mushroom to use.
Step 8
Add mushrooms, salt and pepper, and another sprinkling of olive oil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes while stirring often.
Step 9
Pick leaves off of parsley and thyme. Chop both parsley and thyme.
Step 10
Add parsley and thyme. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Step 11
Serve mushrooms on top of bread slices.
Tips
- instead of the oven you can also use a toaster or put bread slices on the grill to toast
- dress with extra salt, pepper, or olive oil when serving for flavor
Credit
Some steps were different but credit goes to Cooking Channel. The link is listed below: