Grilled Onion & Mushroom Sandwich
Serves 2
Ingredients:
1/4 lb mushrooms, thinly sliced (~3 cups)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 medium onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pepper
2 teaspoons chopped parsley
4 slices of bread (whole grain or sourdough - I used sourdough)
Dijon mustard
Cheese (I used mozzarella)
Butter
I forgot to use the salt, pepper, and parsley but it still tasted delicious.
1. Gently dust off any soil from the mushrooms. Do not wash them.
2. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium nonstick skillet. add the onion and sauté over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until soft. Transfer to a bowl.
3. Heat the remaining oil in the skillet, add the mushrooms, salt, and a few pinches of pepper. Sauté the mushrooms over medium-high heat until golden and a little crisp on the edges, 5 to 6 minutes. add 1/4 teaspoon water to the pan to loosen the pan juices; stir for a moment. add the mushrooms to the onions and stir together with the parsley.
4. Spread each slice of bread with mustard and pile the mushrooms, onions and cheese on the mustard side. Spread the outside of the sandwich with butter and cook over medium heat until golden. (Basically how you would make a grilled cheese sandwich.) You can coat the pan in olive oil instead of using butter, if you wish.
It was SO good, but I think the next time I make it, I'll use more onion and less mushroom. I actually used only about 2 c. mushrooms, and 1/4 of an onion for this and it still makes 2 servings. It just depends on how thick you want the sandwich to be.