Raw Mushroom & Manchego Salad

Mushrooms topped with lemon, cheese, pine nuts and a honey vinegar dressing!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/raw-mushroom-and-manchego-salad • Posted by Cat Morley

I tried this dish at Sea Containers restaurant in London a few weeks ago and have been dreaming about it ever since. I tried to recreate it at home and I'm really happy with my version.

You will need

250 g Chestnut Mushrooms 200 g Manchego cheese 50 g Butter 1 Lemon 2 Garlic Cloves , minced 2 tsp Honey 4 tbsp White Wine Vinegar 50 g Toasted Pine Nuts Lemon Thyme

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I tried this dish at Sea Containers restaurant in London a few weeks ago and have been dreaming about it ever since. I tried to recreate it at home and I'm really happy with my version.

Instructions

1. 

   Wash and scrub the mushrooms well then slice as thin as possible and place in a bowl. Grate the lemon zest on top.

2. 

   Melt the butter in a saucepan until it begins to brown then remove from the heat.

3. 

   Pour the liquid of the butter into a bowl, leaving the frothy butter in the pan. Whisk in the garlic, honey, vinegar and squeeze in the juice from the lemon.

4. 

   Divide the mushrooms between four plates.

5. 

   Grate the Manchego cheese on top.

6. 

   Drizzle on a little of the dressing and top with toasted pine nuts and leaves of lemon thyme.