Marinated Mushrooms In Lettuce Cups

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 200 g button mushrooms, quartered
• 250 g swiss brown mushrooms or 250 g oyster mushrooms or 250 g shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons basil leaves, roughly torn
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 iceberg lettuce, trimmed

Recipe

• 1 combine the mushrooms in a bowl.
• 2 combine basil, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, honey and oil and, once well-combined, pour over the mushrooms.
• 3 toss the mushrooms well in the marinade until you are satisfied that all are covered with the marinade. cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
• 4 prepare the lettuce cups by removing the core, then placing the lettuce into a bowl of iced water. the individual leaves will then be easier to separate.
• 5 spoon the mushroom mixture into the lettuce cups, and distribute any remaining marinade evenly over the four serves.
• 6 chef's note: the 'cooking time' is the time needed for the marinade to really settle.