Grilled Portobello Corn Wlemon Pepper Penne Recipes

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, rosemary, garlic powder, black pepper, and cayenne. Taste and adjust seasonings if you like. Add the mushrooms and turn to coat. Let sit for 5 minutes on one side, then flip and let sit 5 additional minutes. While the mushrooms marinate, prep the grill and anything you'd like to serve with them. You can let them sit for up to 30 minutes, so feel free to take your time-the longer they sit, the more intense the flavor will be.
• Heat a grill or a large skillet over medium heat (about 350 to 400 degrees F). Brush the grill with oil to prevent sticking. Remove the mushrooms from the bowl, shaking off any excess marinade and reserving the marinade for basting. Cook on each side for 3-4 minutes, or until caramelized and deep golden brown. Brush the remaining marinade over the mushrooms several times as they cook.
• To serve, top the portobello mushrooms with the avocado sauce or any topping you like.

PESTO-CORN GRILLED PEPPERS

Steps:

• For pesto, combine 1/2 cup oil, grated cheese, basil, sunflower kernels and garlic in a blender; cover and process until blended., In a large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped red pepper; cook and stir until tender. Add corn and pesto; heat through., Halve peppers lengthwise; remove seeds. Grill peppers, covered, over medium heat, cut side down, 8 minutes. Turn; fill with corn mixture. Grill 4-6 minutes longer or until tender. If desired, sprinkle with shredded cheese.

GRILLED CORN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place salad dressing in a large resealable plastic bag or shallow glass container. Add corn, peppers and onions; turn to coat. Seal or cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Drain and discard marinade. Place vegetables in a grill pan or disposable foil pan with holes punched in the bottom. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 25 minutes or until corn is tender, turning frequently.

CORN ON THE COB WITH LEMON-PEPPER BUTTER

Steps:

• Carefully peel back corn husks to within 1 in. of bottoms; remove silk. Rewrap corn in husks; secure with kitchen string. Place in a stockpot; cover with cold water. Soak 20 minutes; drain., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix butter and lemon pepper. Grill corn, covered, over medium heat 20-25 minutes or until tender, turning often., Cut string and peel back husks. Serve corn with butter mixture.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms and remove stems, reserve for other use. Place caps on a plate with the gills up.
• In a small bowl, combine the oil, onion, garlic and vinegar. Pour mixture evenly over the mushroom caps and let stand for 1 hour.
• Grill over hot grill for 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED LEMON-PEPPER CORN

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons each softened butter and olive oil with the grated zest of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Quarter 3 ears corn; arrange on a large sheet of foil and dollop with the butter. Form into a packet; flip and wrap again in foil. Grill over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Carefully remove stems from PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM CAPS; wipe mushrooms clean with a paper towel; cut into 1" slices; place in a 8" x 10" baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together WHITE WINE, WATER, OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, ITALIAN SEASONING, SALT, PEPPER; pour over the sliced mushrooms.If you need more liquid for the marinade, add small amounts of additional white wine, or water, or both...your choice.
• Cover the dish with a lid or plastic and marinate for 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can cover and marinate the mushrooms up to 8 hours in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the grill to medium-high heat and spray a grill basket with cooking oil. Remove MUSHROOMS from baking dish and drain off excess marinade.
• Place the mushrooms in the prepared grill basket directly on the grate of the hot grill. Close the lid and allow mushrooms to grill for 5 minutes.
• Carefully lift the lid and use tongs to move the mushrooms around in the basket to promote even heating. Close lid and resume grilled for 5 minutes until thoroughly cooked.You may wish to add yet another 5 minutes to the grilling time.
• Carefully remove the grilled mushrooms; cover and allow to cool slightly. Serve warm, or allow to completely cool and store in an airtight container up to 3 days.

PENNE PORTABELLA (COPYCAT OF PASTA POMODORO'S DISH)

Steps:

• Soak the dried porchini mushrooms in the hot water (about 10 minutes), then squeeze the liquid out of the mushrooms and chop it up. Be sure to reserve the tasty soaking water for the sauce!
• Prepare the sausage according to package directions (cooked throughly and browned), drain.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions as well, however, minus one to two minutes to finsh "cooking" in the sauce. Meanwhile start the sauce:.
• Heat up a large pan (large enough to fit the pasta in), add a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, sautee garlic just until fragrant, add in cooked sausage, portobello mushrooms and porchini mushrooms, and (first add 1/4 cup) of the reserved porchini soaking water as well as the wine. Let this cook for a few minutes. If the portobello mushroom is still dry, add more of the reserved soaking water (add all if possible), cook until the portobello is browned and tender.
• Add cream and heat through, stirring to incorporate the flavors together. Next add the cooked pasta and arugula or spinach leaves, cook for a minute or two to let the pasta soak up the sauce and wilt the arugula or spinach.
• Taste and adjust seasoning, adding parmesan cheese then salt and pepper if desired.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO AND ROASTED PEPPER MAKI SUSHI

Steps:

• As soon as the portobellos and peppers are cool, slice them in long, thick strips. Save the juices in the bowl. Make sure they are well seasoned. Lay nori, shiny side down on sushi mat and lightly pat on rice on bottom half of nori, 1/4-inch thick. Place mushrooms, peppers and scallions 2/3 up on rice. Roll, moisten end and let rest. In the bowl of juices, whisk in vinegar, mustard and shallots. Lift with oil, season, and check for flavor.
• PLATING Slice the roll, both straight and on the bias. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve immediately.
• Wash rice at least 3 times or until water is clear. Fill rice cooker or casserole with water to about 1-inch over rice. I highly recommend a rice cooker more than 2 billion people use them in Asia for a reason. Slowly heat vinegar, mirin and sugar until very hot but not boiling. Fold in su (vinegar and sugar) with the hot rice, add enough so that the rice has a tart/sweet taste. Rice should be shiny, not mushy. Carefully clean bowl with damp cloth, cover and let rest for 30 minutes.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO & CORN W/LEMON PEPPER PENNE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta and drain according to package directions. Toss pasta with a little olive oil. Scrape gills from portobellos. Spray corn and mushrooms with olive oil, sprinkly with salt and pepper and grill for about 5-8 minutes, until cooked but firm. Let cool. Cut the corn off the cob. Slice the portobellos in 1/2" slices, then cut slices in thirds. Seed and coarsely chop the tomatoes. Mince garlic and soak in the olive oil. Toss all the ingredients together and serve at room temperature. (If prepared ahead and refrigerated, add basil and tomatoes after refrigeration.)

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and kosher salt.
• Wipe the mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Gently twist off or cut off the stems. Use a spoon to gently scrape out the gills.
• Using a pastry brush, coat the gill side with about a third of the marinade.
• Heat a 2-burner griddle, a grill pan, or an outdoor grill on medium heat. Grease the grill well.
• Place the mushrooms, gill side down, on the grill. Grill until the gill side is browned and tender, 4-5 minutes.*
• When the gill side is almost ready, brush the tops of the mushrooms with another third of the marinade.
• Flip the mushrooms so that they're gill side up. Continue grilling them until they are browned and tender, 2-3 more minutes.
• Transfer the mushrooms to a plate. Brush them with the remaining marinade, sprinkle them with parsley (if using), and serve.