Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

Portobello Mushrooms are another great item that you can buy in single portions. This is one of my favorite dishes - meaty, filling and vegetarian. Enjoy!

Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

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Ingredients:
1 Portobello Mushroom
1 Bell Pepper - Red or Orange are my favorite, but pick any color
Red Onion (optional)
Lettuce (optional)
Pesto (alternative: olive oil and vinegar OR garlic aioli)
Mini Baguette, Panini, or 2 slices of regular ol' bread

Supplies:
Cutting Board + Knife
Toaster Oven
Hot Plate + Pan + Spatula (optional for sautéing onions)

Directions:

Preheat Toaster Oven using Broiler setting. Once preheated, place bell pepper in oven close to broiler. Let pepper skin blacken. Now walk away and straighten up your apartment or put on the DVR or dance to some good tunes. In a toaster oven, roasting regrettably takes longer than a conventional oven - mine took about 20 minutes. Occassionally check in to rotate pepper until all sides are blackened.

Once the entire pepper is blackened, remove pepper from toaster oven. Place in plastic bag and tie closed. Place bag in fridge to cool.

In the meantime, place mushroom in oven (cap side down, gills up) to broil. While mushroom is cooking, chop onion. Turn on hot plate and heat small amount of olive oil in pan. Add onions and saute. When onions are soft, remove from pan.

Check on your mushroom. Poke with fork to see if done. Remove mushroom when soft. Set aside to cool.

Get pepper from fridge and remove from plastic bag. Peel skin off of pepper using knife or fingers. Cut the pepper open and remove seeds and stem. Cut into 1" strips.

Spread pesto or other dressing on bread. Layer grilled onions, lettuce, roasted bell pepper and mushroom.

Viola! Portobello Mushroom Sandwich.


Great Alone, But for a Larger Meal Consider Serving With: Garlic Mashed Potatoes; Salad; Chips; Potato Salad; Glass of Wine