Kelleigh's Warm Shiitake Mushroom Salad

Acadia*'s Note:

Kelleigh a recent graduate of culinary school is now able to whip up tasty recipes at a moments notice. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 1 red onion (1/4 inch slices)
• 1 lb shiitake mushroom (de-stemmed)
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 scallion (roughly chopped)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Slice red onion.
2. Remove stems from shiitakes and clean.
3. Combine oils, vinegar, garlic, scallion, salt, and pepper and mix.
4. Add sliced onions and shiitakes into marinade and mix.
5. Allow to sit out at room temperature for at least 1/2 an hour.
6. Allow grill to heat to medium-high heat.
7. Grill mushrooms until there are grill marks and they are soft.
8. Grill the onions until tender and starting to caramelize.
9. Place back in bowl with marinade and toss.
10. Serve warm.

Reviews

[Diann is Cooking]

Tell Kelleigh this is wonderful! I had it as my main dish last night; only changes were olive oil instead of peanut oil, and just a dash of salt. Brings out that great shitake flavor, and was just right!

Made for the vegetarian/vegan swap of November 2010.

[Realtor by day, Chef by night]

Yummy! Nice side dish for my steaks! My DH just loved it. Thansk, Acadia! Made for potluck tag.

[Mikekey]

This is really a tasty side dish, and easy to make. Flavors in the marinade are subtle, letting the mushroom flavor shine. The only thing I would do differently, is to make a second batch of the marinade/dressing, since my mushrooms soaked the amount written all up and I had nothing to toss them with after grilling.