Mushroom Toast with Black Pepper Ricotta and Lemon Dressed Microgreens
The combination of mushrooms, cheese and tomatoes make this unique appetizer quite the umami bomb.
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
American
Servings7
Ingredients
2/3cupwhole milk ricotta cheese
1tablespoonchopped fresh chives
½teaspoonfine sea salt
½teaspoonground black pepper
2 ½tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
1small shallotthinly sliced
4ouncesoyster mushroomsfinely chopped
1cupmulti-colored small cherry tomatoesabout 20 tomatoes
¾cupmicrogreens
2teaspoonsfresh lemon juice
2teaspoonspeppery finishing olive oil such as Arbequina
10slicesbaguettelightly toasted
Instructions
Stir together the ricotta, chives, 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt, and ¼ teaspoon of the black pepper in a medium bowl. Cover and set in the refrigerator until ready to assemble the toasts.
Heat the 2 ½ tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook for 90 seconds, stirring often. It will brown a bit in the oil as it softens. Add the mushrooms. Cook for 2 more minutes, stirring often, until the mushrooms darken and shrink. Add the tomatoes, continue to cook stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes, until the tomatoes begin to burst and the mushrooms are tender. If you have some larger tomatoes mixed in, pricking them with a fork will help them to burst.
Remove from the heat and stir in ¼ teaspoon salt and the remaining ¼ teaspoon of black pepper.
Transfer the microgreens to a small bowl. Toss with the lemon juice, finishing olive oil, and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of salt.
Spread the cheese mixture on toast; top with mushrooms, tomatoes and greens before serving.