Lion's Mane Mushroom Roast
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Lion's Mane Mushroom Roast

Mushrooms have emerged as one of the most satisfying sustainable plant-based foods of the decade. Truly wild mushrooms like morels and chantarelles are harder to come by but exciting, cultivated varieties like maitake, oyster to Lion’s mane mushrooms can be found in supermarkets and have the appeal of meaty flavors minus the burden of eating an animal. These mushrooms are raised and harvested in indoor urban facilities requiring little or no energy.

Mushrooms are a fixture in my refrigerator, and I rotate through cremini, shiitake as well as portobello and after repeated cooking, what has emerged as the best way to cook them is a simple sauté, stir fry or a roast. You can season them with anything from salt and black pepper to soy sauce to balsamic vinegar. If roasting mushrooms in the oven, it’s best to do so high temperatures and for a short time ~ this prevents them from getting chewy. Also, mushrooms will often absorb the fat they are cooking in but within a few minutes, will release that fat. Here is a simple recipe for roasting Lion’s Mane mushrooms with onions and a few seasonings. 

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Cook Time

15 Minutes

Serves

4

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Cut off the stems of the mushrooms and slice into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Combine with the sliced onions and tomatoes and toss with salt, pepper, cumin seeds and olive oil and spread the mixture on a baking sheet.
Step 3
Roast in the oven for 5 minutes, check to see if they are golden brown and the onions have wilted, then turn the oven off. Let the mushrooms rest in the oven for 5 or 10 more minutes. Remove them from the oven.
Step 4
Serve with lime wedges and parsley sprigs.

1 pound Lion’s Mane mushrooms

1 small red onion, sliced

5 to 6 cherry tomatoes, cut in half

4 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon cumin seeds


1 lime, cut into wedges

Parsley sprigs for garnish

Notes & Variations

  • Do not wash the mushrooms – to clean them, simply brush off any appearance of dirt or residue.
  • Mushrooms are very sensitive to their environment so when storing them in the refrigerator, remember to store them in a paper or cloth bag and not plastic.
  • Lion’s Mane mushrooms have been known to stimulate the growth of brain cells and prevent anxiety and some forms of depression.
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