bacon wrapped mushrooms w/basil mayo tapas
Ready In: 45 mins
Yields: 24 tapas
Ingredients
- 1⁄8 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons garlic, fresh minced
- 1 teaspoon basil, fresh leaves,chopped
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 basil leaves, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 24 medium white mushrooms, wiped clean,stems removed
- 12 pieces of thin bacon
Directions
- To make the mayonnaise: Combine the vinegar, mustard, basil and garlic in your blender and pulse a few times.
- Turn on high and slowly add the oil until it is blended well.
- It should be thick like a mayonnaise.
- Season with salt and pepper if desired.
- place in a small ramekin and Chill for at least 4 hours, or you can prepare a day in advance.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Combine the oil, a little salt and pepper, basil and garlic in a bowl.
- Toss in the mushrooms and stir to coat.
- Allow to sit in marinade for 20 minutes.
- While the mushrooms are bathing, cook the bacon to about half done and remove to paper towels to drain.
- Cut the slices in half and proceed to wrap the bacon around the mushrooms, putting a half leaf of basil between them, securing them with toothpicks.
- Put the wrapped mushrooms on a cookie sheet and cook for 8-10 minutes until bacon crisps and mushrooms are tender.
- Allow to cool a little before serving as the mushrooms have a lot of liquid in them.
- serve with basil mayonnaise.
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