Marinated Portobello Burgers Recipe

My adventures in creating recipes from farmer's market finds continue...

There was a mushroom stand on Sunday with baskets of various mushroom varieties, all marked at $5 a basket. There was only one portobello basket left, and it was mine. I knew right away that they would become burgers, so all that was left was to decide on a marinade. Here's what I came up with...

Why I put the lettuce on the bottom, I'll never know.

Onward to the recipe!

Marinated Portobello Mushroom Burgers Recipe

(Serves 4)

• 4 portobello mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar (or balsamic)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (whole is fine if blending marinade)
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• salt and pepper
• Bun and toppings of your choice (optional, these can be eaten as steaks too)

1. Prepare your mushrooms. Remove the stems, gills, and the outer rims if desired  (first 2-3 steps of this video), and lightly wipe them clean with a wet paper towel if needed. Optionally, you can trim the mushrooms to fit the buns you are using, which I did because I was using ciabatta rolls of varying sizes. I saved the trimmings for later use.





Didn't even have to trim the little one!

Whisk or blend together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic and italian seasoning, and brush over the tops and bottoms of each mushroom until evenly coated. Top off each side with a few dashes of salt and pepper. Cover and let sit for at least 30 minutes, up to a day in advance.

Heat up your grill (I used my George Foreman, which fits two mushrooms at a time nicely, and reduces the oil a bit) and grill mushrooms for 5-10 minutes, until dark grill marks appear and they have shrunken down a bit.

Add to your bun and toppings of choice and enjoy! I used the standard lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle combo, but these are great with grilled vegetables, hummus, or anything you can think of, probably!

I paired these with rainbow chard, another farmer's market buy. I sauteed it in a bit of vegetable broth, garlic, red onion, and lemon juice, and sprinkled lemon pepper on top. As tasty as it was nutritious! :)

(Per mushroom, bun and toppings not included)

• Calories: 75
• Total Fat: 5.3 g
• Saturated: 0.7 g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.6 g
• Monounsaturated: 3.8 g
• Trans: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 588.5mg
• Potassium: 495.3 mg
• Carbs: 5.7 g
• Fiber: 1.6 g
• Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 2.6 g
• Vitamin A: 0%
• Vitamin C: 1.9%
• Calcium: 0.6%
• Iron: 4.1%