Thursday, November 28, 2013

Marinated Mushrooms




Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!!

I will be sharing quite a few recipes for the next four day.

I love this Holiday, it's a day to be thankful for all that I have and a starting of the Christmas Season.

On Thanksgiving I spend the day cooking, eating, listening to music watching marathon TV shows,  and putting up the Christmas tree, (and that means just putting it up, it takes me a week of placement and getting the branches ready, and did I mention eating?

Then the next three days are spent sharing my recipes, old and new, and wrapping presents for gifts that need to be mailed, and of course enjoying the company of family and friends.  I might as well say family, because my dearest of friends are my family.

It's a day for me to reflect on all the wonderful things that I am so blessed to receive.  I know most have huge gatherings, but I like the solitude and spending the day with my God and feeling blessed.

On that note, my first recipe to share is marinated mushrooms.

Ingredients:

12 oz of mushrooms (trim the caps and slice)
3 tablespoons of fresh oregano cut
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar
4 tablespoons of olive oil










Here we go:

Add the white wine vinegar, lemon juice, and oregano in a bowl and whisk this together.  






Add the olive oil and whisk and whisk and whisk until it emulsifies.  




Pour this over the mushroom and mix really well.  Let this sit for about 20 minutes and mix every 5 minutes or so.  



Place in a sealed container.  I put mine in a tupperware container that is used for marinating. Place in the refrigerator and mix every so often.  With my tupperware, I just have to flip the container and the marinated mixture slowly drips on the mushrooms distributing it evenly.  


I make this the night before so it has plenty of time to marinate.  

This is a great side dish with a tangy punch, not to mention fresh.  

Adapted from the recipes of Martha Stewart http://www.marthastewart.com/337821/marinated-mushrooms

Blessings,

Debra