Mushroom Crostini I

Name: Mushroom Crostini I
Yield: Each Recipe Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish; 12 small slices coarse country bread, toasted or grilled; Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons dried porcini (optional) soaked in hot water for 30 minutes, strained, with liquid reserved and mushrooms chopped; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil; 1 cup Classic Cream Sauce; ½ pound fresh mushrooms, chopped

Preparation info

Each Recipe Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cucina Ebraica

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1998

About

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil
½ pound fresh mushrooms, chopped

Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Warm the butter or olive oil in a large sauté pan over high heat. Add the fresh mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until they give off their liquid, about 6 minutes. Add the besciamella and the porcini and soaking liquid (if using). Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

Spread the warm mixture on the bread slices and top with a dusting of Parmesan. Slip under a preheated broiler u