Vegetarian Christmas starter recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, golden caster sugar, chestnut mushroom, garlic clove, thyme leaves, butter, bread and gruyere.
Caramelised mushroom tartlets
Course: Vegetarian Christmas starter
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, crushed
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Onion: 1 onion, chopped
- Butter: butter, for spreading
- Bread: 12 slices of thin sliced white sandwich bread
- Golden Caster Sugar: 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
- Chestnut Mushroom: 250g chestnut mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced
- Gruyere: 100g grated gruyere or cheddar, for sprinkling
- Thyme Leaves: 3-4 tbsp thyme leaves, finely chopped
Directions
- Heat the oil in a generous frying pan, add the onion and fry over moderate heat for about 7 mins until soft and golden. Stir in the sugar and seasoning, turn up the heat and add the mushrooms. Sizzle for 5 mins until you have driven off any moisture and the mushrooms are golden. Stir in the garlic for a few further mins, until fragrant, then turn off the heat and stir in most of the thyme (save some for sprinkling). The mushroom mix can be chilled at this point.
- To make the tartlet bases, cut 7-8cm circles out of the bread using a cookie cutter or glass. Butter one side and stick buttered-side down into a 12-hole tartlet tin. Freeze any leftovers to make breadcrumbs.
- When ready to bake, heat oven to 220C/200 fan/gas 7. Divide the mushroom mixture between the tartlets and top with a sprinkle of cheese. Don't be too tidy about this - any cheese on the tin will form a lacy edge to the tartlets. Bake for 10-15 mins until golden and bubbling. Sprinkle over the reserved herbs and serve.
