Meatless Monday Ken Kostick Recipe - Portobello Mushrooms with Onion and Balsamic Reduction
ByHappy Meatless Monday! As you may or may not know, Planet Forward has pledged its support to the Meatless Monday campaign – a non-profit initiative in association with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Meatless Monday is part of an eco-friendly worldwide movement to reduce consumption of animal products in favour of more plant-based meals to fight global warming and improve our personal health. This week, a tasty recipe from Canada’s popular top chef, TV host and cookbook author, Ken Kostick.
Ken has a fantastic new cookbook aptly named the $10 Gourmet: Restaurant-Quality Meals that won’t break the budget. This cookbook is a wonderful selection of recipes that are easy to prepare and combined with standard household ingredients, cost under $10. We’ve got a delicious recipe to share with you from Ken that features Portobello mushrooms. Portobello mushrooms are hearty and perfect as a replacement for meat in certain recipes.
Sweet Portobello Mushrooms Sautéed with Onion in a Balsamic Reduction (Serves 2)
Cost of ingredients: $6.65
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup (60mL) tbsp olive oil
- 3 large Portobello mushrooms, cleaned cut into lengths - $4.29
- 2 medium red onions, sliced - $0.80
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced - $1.56
- ¼ cup (60mL) balsamic vinegar
- ½ tsp (2mL) dry basil
- ½ tsp (2mL) dry rosemary
- ½ tsp (2mL) chilli powder
- ½ tsp (2mL) sea salt
- ½ tsp (2mL) ground black pepper
Directions:
- Using a large sauté pan heat the oil and add all of the vegetables.
- Sauté the vegetables about 4-5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and allow the balsamic vinegar to reduce.
- Sauté about 3-4 minutes and serve immediately.
Low-Fat Option:
Use grape-seed oil.
Replacement Option:
Replace Portobello mushrooms with button, shiitake or cremini.
Thanks Ken, this is a delectable vegetarian alternative. Don’t forget to join the movement, sign up online at meatlessmonday.com to learn more. Don’t worry, if this Monday passed you by, next week is another chance to go meatless – it’s only a one day sacrifice for an eco-friendly and heart-healthy cause.
