I was inspired by a cooking magazine (Cucinare bene) to prepare this unique and tasty side dish with champignon mushroom caps that had published a similar yet different recipe at the same time…
The stuffed mushroom skewers are a quick dish that I cooked on the grill but will also be good cooked in the oven.
I feared that the arugula cheese stuffing I prepared would melt but instead, it stayed well attached to the mushrooms; I deliberately didn’t add a drop of oil, but if you prefer… ^_^
WHAT ARE THE MOST USED MUSHROOMS IN COOKING???
1) CHAMPIGNON: available all year round and extremely versatile;
2) PORCINI: good raw, sautéed, dried;
3) CHANTERELLES OR GIROLLES: looks like a trumpet and shines in simple preparations;
4) MORELS: found dried and fresh is poisonous, so it must be cooked and gives a delicate almost sweet aroma;
5) POPLAR MUSHROOMS: perfect in preparations requiring long cooking like stews and roasts;
6) SHIITAKE: the excellence of oriental dishes with which great soups are made.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Grill
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
- 16 champignon mushrooms (caps of the same size if possible)
- 7 oz spreadable cheese
- 1 bunch arugula
- 4 slices speck
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Tools
- Skewers
Steps
Chop the arugula and mix it with fresh creamy cheese, then season with salt and pepper.
Take the washed and cleaned mushroom caps (with the stems you could make pasta sauce or add them to a scaloppini for example) and stuff them with the arugula cream, then proceed to compose the skewers alternating mushroom and half a slice of speck.
Heat up a grill on high heat and sear the skewers turning them often to cook evenly.
They are very tasty and I really enjoyed them…Enjoy your meal! Annalisa

