This recipe is one of my very favourites. I’ve chosen it this week so that when you get to it in your kitchen, you can have these busy dehydrating away in the background, ready to eat at the end of the day with a delicious fresh salad. If you love fried mushrooms (the old way) then you will love these even more. They're juicy, more-ish and extremely versatile - that's if you can keep them long enough to add to anything, as usually they go straight away! They're perfect for colder months, providing something "meaty" to put in your salad, wrap or even as a yummy snack!
Equipment: Dehydrator
Ingredients:
- Organic mushrooms (Portobello, button or similar shaped)
- Olive oil
- Fresh garlic
- Lemons
Directions:
- Peel or thoroughly scrub a generous supply of organic mushrooms (they do shrink significantly, so use more than you think you’ll need).
- Slice each mushroom into slices about 5-7mm thick and set aside in a deep bowl.
- Mix 1-2 cups (depends on amount of mushrooms you have) of olive oil, with juice of 1 lemon, and 2-4 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
- Pour mixture over mushrooms and coat well. Leave to soak for anything from 10 minutes to 5 hours.
- Pour off excess oil from the bowl and remove mushrooms. Place mushrooms on Paraflexx sheets (or baking parchment) sheets and dehydrate at 120°F for 4+ hours (depends on how 'fried' you would like your mushrooms to look and taste; overnight works great too - I prefer them to dehydrate for at least 10 hours).
- When they're how you like them (taste-test first!) pour them onto some paper kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil (if any) and keep in a bowl ready for serving, eating or adding to recipes or salads.
RAW COACH'S TOP TIPS:
These can be served as:
- A topping, either on its own or with avocado, tomato or anything else which sounds like a good idea at the time
- A great addition to a salad
- As part of a 'Sunday breakfast'
- As part of a filling for a wrap or nori roll or sandwich
Watch me demo this recipe here >>
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