Portabella Reuben

Submitted by Sharon123

"Another great way to fix the wonderful portabello mushroom! From Moosewood Restaurant New Classics cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 29mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Easy Russian Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup diced tomato
• 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon chopped scallion
• 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste (optional)

• Sandwich

• 8 slices bread or 8 slices toasted rye bread
• 1 cup drained sauerkraut
• 1 1⁄2 cups grated swiss cheese

• Portabello prep

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 dash salt and pepper
• 4 portabella mushrooms, rinsed and dried (about 8 oz.)

directions

1. To cook portabellos:

2. Preheat the oven to 400°F or turn on broiler.
3. Combine the oil, garlic, salt, and peper in a small bowl and set aside.
4. Remove the stems from the portabellos and slice the caps into 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick slices.
5. Brush the slices with the oil mixture and arrange at least 1 inch apart on a baking sheet.
6. To roast, bake on one side for 4 to 8 minutes, then turn with a spatula and bake for 4 to 8 minutes more, until tender and juicy.
7. To broil cook for 3 to 5 minutes, turn with a spatula, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on the other side.

8. Sandwich:

9. Preheat oven to 400*F.
10. Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth and creamy.
11. Spread Russian Dressing on 4 slices of bread and place plain side down on a baking pan.
12. Layer each slice with 1/4 of the portabello slices, 1/4 cup of the sauerkraut, and a generous 1/3 cup of the cheese.
13. Top each sandwich with a second slice of bread spread with dressing, and bake for about 4 minutes, until the cheese melts.
14. Serve immediately.
15. Enjoy!

Reviews

[VegSocialWorker]

I love this recipe. I was going to post it myself but saw that you beat me to it. I made it again last night, but this time used only oil spray to cut back on fat, and lots and lots of garlic. Yummm. Thanks for posting!

 

[Linorama]

I used thousand island dressing, soy swiss cheese, and very dark pumpernickel. Yummmm!

 

[Cathy17]

Sharon - this was really good. I think I'm becoming a portabello mushroom junkie! I followed the dressing recipe exactly except for using white wine vinegar b/c I didn't have cider vinegar. The dressing had a wonderfully unique flavor! I added more than a dash of tobasco because we like that extra kick. This is definitely a keeper!