Bruschetta with mushrooms and whipped ricotta recipe

serves
4
Bruschetta with mushrooms and whipped ricotta
Bruschetta with mushrooms and whipped ricotta
Bruschetta with mushrooms and whipped ricotta
Fresh ingredients and full flavours, this bruschetta makes a delicious appetizer.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve
  • 500g sourdough loaf, halved horizontally
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled, halved, plus extra crushed clove
  • 20g dried porcini mushrooms (from gourmet food shops and delis)
  • 300g fresh ricotta
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 40g unsalted butter, chopped
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 400g baby king brown mushrooms, (substitute mixed mushrooms), halved
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) Marsala (substitute port)
  • 60g baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup (100g) canned cannellini beans, rinsed, drained

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 1.
    Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  • 2.
    Brush 1 tbs oil over cut side of each piece of sourdough and place on prepared tray. Roast for 10 minutes or until golden. Rub each cut side with half a clove of garlic and set aside.
  • 3.
    To make the porcini ricotta, place porcini in a spice grinder or small food processor and whiz for 1 minute or until a fine powder. Place porcini powder, ricotta, lemon zest and nutmeg in a food processor and whiz until smooth, then set aside.
  • 4.
    In 2 batches, heat butter and remaining 2 tbs oil in a large frypan over mediumhigh heat and stir through thyme and extra garlic. When butter is foaming, add half mushrooms, cut-side down, and cook, stirring each minute, for 5 minutes or until golden. Transfer mushrooms to a plate and repeat with remaining batch. Return all mushrooms to pan and add Marsala. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes or until liquid has almost evaporated. Stir through spinach and beans, and cook, stirring regularly, for 1 minute or until heated through. Remove from heat.
  • 5.
    Spread porcini ricotta over cut side of sourdough. Top with mushroom mixture and drizzle with extra oil.
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