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Quick-Pickle Marinated Mushrooms

December 1, 2014 By JJ 6 Comments

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

Ah summer, a time of relaxation and recharge, of taking it easy and…. *insert movie-esque sound of screeching brakes*

Ok, let’s try that again.

Ah summer, a time that should be all about relaxation and recharge but it seems life pays little attention to the seasons or the temperature or the shade of blue blanketing the sky, and simply keeps heaping on the demands.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

Summer, at least here in Australia, is nearly more manic than the rest of the year. While we should be swapping indoor winter activities for days by the water and cheeky half-day Fridays we are instead moving even faster to get things done.

Much of it is due to the onslaught of silly season holiday parties — events booked back-to-back in an attempt for everyone to catch up before the end of the year, as if we’ll never see each other again come January. And the rest of the time is spent battling crowds at the beach or ticking items off the never-ending “must do before New Years, wait how many days till Christmas…?” list.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

Somehow life appears to become more complicated, not less, when what we most need is to sit back and put our feet up.

Now I can’t help with the crowds at the beach or that to do list (although my upcoming gift guides may sort out a few things for Christmas) but I can help make mealtime and the inevitable “I’ll bring a dish” commitment a little bit easier.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

I’m once again working with Australian Mushroom Growers on their Summer Mushrooms campaign, and this year it’s all about simple summer eating. I’m pretty good at quick and easy, throw it all in a bowl and put an egg on top, meals — but when it comes to recipes for other people I always feel like I need to do more.

In the past I’ve used mushrooms to replace meat, including making things like burgers and meatballs and bacon with mushrooms, but this year I’m all about letting the humble ‘shrooms shine through.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

I whipped up these quick-pickle Marinated Mushrooms with the intention of adding them into other things, I even bought ingredients for a salad. But once made they were so good on their own that’s how they stayed.

Even the usual ploughman style accompaniments were eschewed for a perfect slice of sourdough and little else.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

While these mushrooms are wonderfully suited to a lazy lunch at home, they really are so simple to make that they can be whipped up on the morning of a bbq and be ready to eat by the time you’ve thrown on a sundress and driven across town.

The flavour is unreal and the added boost of Vitamin D and antioxidants are just a bonus. The big’ol dose of crazy required for an outside shoot when a perfectly good indoor one will do is my gift to you.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

So on the first official day of summer here in Australia I send you wishes for more time outside and less wistful glances out non-opening office windows, beaches with open sand, truly relaxing weekends and lots of quick healthy mushroom meals.

Because at some point today you’ll realise that there are only 24 days until Christmas… maybe I’ll take my to-do list to the beach.

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

Quick Pickled Marinated MushroomsAt first you think these richly flavoured morsals would make for a perfect accompaniment to all the other bbq dishes — then before you know it you’ve consumed a meal’s worth on a single slice of bread and are headed back for another serving. (They do go pretty well with salads, burgers and sausages too though)

Makes approx 3 c marinated ‘shrooms

INGREDIENTS

  • 500 g mushrooms (1.1 lbs)
  • scant 1 Tbsp kosher salt or flakey sea salt (15 g)
  • 2 cloves garlic, bruised
  • 2 dry chillies
  • ½ tsp peppercorns
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds, toasted
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ c apple cider vinegar
  • 1 c water
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

METHOD

Brush or rinse mushrooms and trim stems. Cut into ½ cm (¼ inch) slices.

To a sterilised 1 litre jar with a lid add half the sliced mushrooms followed by half the aromatics (salt through bay leaves), remaining mushrooms and remaining aromatics.

Heat vinegar and water until mixture just starts to simmer. Slowly pour liquid over mushrooms then top with the oil. Seal jar and turn upside down once or twice to distribute ingredients evenly.

Mushrooms will be ready to eat in about an hour — once they start to float, creating more liquid in the bottom of the jar — but feel free to leave them longer. Store in fridge if not serving that day.

COOK’S NOTES

  • Chilli: feel free to sub dry chillies with a single fresh chilli, cut in half, or a tsp of chilli flakes. Both will provide more spice.
  • Filling jar: sliding a chopstick down the side of the jar as you fill it can help the liquid move to the bottom and not bubble over.
  • Mustard seeds: toast seeds in a dry frying pan, swirling regularly and removing from heat as soon as they start to pop.

vegan // vegetarian // gluten-free // diary-free // soy-free // nut-free // probably paleo

Quick Pickled Marinated Mushrooms

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The creation of this recipe is sponsored by Australian Mushroom Growers, however the obsession with all things mushrooms is all mine. It’s like a match made in heaven. 

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Filed Under: All Posts, Food, RecipeBox Tagged With: Brunch, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Ingredient Focus, Mushrooms, Probably Paleo, Sides, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian

Comments

  1. Claire @ Claire K Creations says

    December 1, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    You’re so funny JJ but it’s so true. I have managed to knock quite a few things off my list already but I still feel like I’m working on speed (I’m not I assure you!). These look wonderful. I came up with my recipe today and it is even more simple. I don’t know if I can call it a recipe but it’s so good!

    Reply
  2. vegeTARAian says

    December 2, 2014 at 8:39 am

    Yum, those mushies look fab JJ

    Reply
  3. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    December 3, 2014 at 8:31 pm

    Never marinated my own mushrooms before – this is definitely something delicious i need to make!

    Reply
  4. Aysegul says

    December 3, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    What an inviting environment and a beautiful dish. I can never get enough mushrooms in my life.
    This marinated version looks so so delicious. 🙂

    Reply
  5. The Life of Clare says

    December 4, 2014 at 8:31 am

    JJ, these photos are stunning! I love marinated mushrooms.

    Reply
  6. Sonia @ Natural New Age Mum says

    December 12, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    These look amazing and the photos are beautiful – captures summer beautifully!

    Reply

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