SECRET RECIPE CLUB: PORTOBELLO CAPS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE AND PROSCIUTTO

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servedThe month of March brought a little too much snow and cold to The Little Apple, but we escaped to warmer weather for a week, arriving from Brazil right before the last Monday of the month.  Why is the last Monday of the month so important in the food blogging world?  Well, by now you should  know it’s The Secret Recipe Club Reveal Day!  This month, with all our activities and travel, it was a bit of a stretch to participate, but I’m very glad I did.  I was paired with a blog I had not visited before, The Saturday Evening Pot.   The host is a trained chef, and that immediately got the adrenaline pumping in my system as I browsed his site in search of recipes.  He cooks for a family of four: himself, his wife, and two kids, but to make things a lot more interesting they have food sensitivities that need to be taken in account. Not an easy task.  He does so beautifully, though, and in his site you will find extensive nutritional information for all recipes and plenty of advice for adapting recipes in case you face similar issues.  I highly recommend a visit to The Saturday Evening Pot.   It did not take me very long to choose a recipe, because I’ve been thinking of trying stuffed Portobello mushrooms for quite some time.  Great opportunity to go for it, wouldn’t you say?

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PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM CAPS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE AND PROSCIUTTO
(from The Saturday Evening Pot)

3-4 large Portobello mushroom caps
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
4-6 ounces crumbled goat cheese
3-4 slices prosciutto

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Using a small dinner spoon, remove stems from mushroom caps and scrape out brown ribbing on underside of mushroom caps. Lay mushroom caps, stem side up, on sheet pan.  Brush each lightly with olive oil. Bake approximately 10 minutes or until mushroom browns lightly.

While mushrooms are baking, take each slice of prosciutto and cut using a chiffonade pattern.  Set aside.

Remove mushrooms from oven and turn oven setting to broil. Drizzle each mushroom cap with a small amount (approximately 1/4 teaspoon) of balsamic vinegar.  Spread vinegar evenly with the back of a spoon over inside of mushroom cap. Place one slice shredded prosciutto in each mushroom cap and sprinkle goat cheese on top of prosciutto. Place sheet pan under broiler and melt cheese until lightly browned.  Remove and serve immediately.

ENJOY!

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Delicious recipe, we will definitely be making this over and over and over, adding all kinds of goodies on the Portobello base.  My only modification was to use fig balsamic vinegar, but other than that, I followed his recipe to a T. Three mushrooms were more than enough for Phil and I, we even had half of the small one leftover.  We enjoyed them as our main dish, next to a little spaghetti with olive oil and lemon zest.  You may notice there is no salt in the recipe. Both goat cheese and prosciutto can be very salty, particularly when you roast them, so make it as written and see how you like it.  I love salt, but did not miss it.  For a full vegetarian version, sun-dried tomatoes could replace the prosciutto, or a mixture of black olives, roasted red bell peppers…  this is a nice basic method to improvise according to your mood.

If you want to see the other recipes made by friends in my group, click on the blue frog that is smiling at you at the bottom of the post.

ONE YEAR AGO:  Orange and Rosemary Pork Tenderloin

TWO YEARS AGO: Pistachio-Walnut Sourdough Bread

THREE YEARS AGO: Cottage Loaf and Yeasty Dogs


35 thoughts on “SECRET RECIPE CLUB: PORTOBELLO CAPS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE AND PROSCIUTTO”

    • Sawsan, I need to forward the link of your amazing cheese making post to a friend of mine – she is starting to venture into the cheese making adventure. I know she will love to visit your site

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  12. I’m so glad you made this, Sally. I tried stuffed portobellos this summer and it wasn’t a very great success. They kind of flattened out and went soggy. I’m not sure what I did, but I think that this recipe would be a great starting point for me to try again. Glad to be back visiting you! xx

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  13. You sure did pick a great recipe, Sally. The flavors here go so well together — and it’s very easy to make. I bet this would work well with baby bellas, too, and served as appetizers. Hmm … Thanks, Sally!

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