Name: Crostone ai funghi (Grilled bread with mushrooms)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) chanterelles, porcini or other wild mushrooms; 1-2 sprigs of thyme; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, 1 chopped, the other left whole; 3 tablespoons olive oil plus extra for drizzling; 6 thick, large slices of white country-style bread; 3 tablespoons chopped parsley

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

About

September is suddenly the time when every restaurant’s menu is spilling over with mushrooms. They are in gorgeous baskets on display everywhere. Serve this as an antipasto.

Ingredients

600 g (1 lb 5 oz) chanterelles, porcini or other wild mushrooms

Method

Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth or rinse them if necessary and pat dry. Slice them into chunks or leave them whole if they are small. Put them in a saucepan with the thyme, the chopped garlic and the olive oil, and sauté on a medium heat for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add a few drops of water, if necessary, to prevent the mus