Open Faced Portobello Sandwiches Recipes

ROASTED PORTABELLA MUSHROOM AND AVOCADO OPEN-FACE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In baking dish, gently mix mushrooms, butter, garlic, thyme and pepper.
• Roast uncovered 30 minutes, stirring gently halfway through baking.
• Spread 1 quarter of avocado over each slice of toasted bread. Top with roasted mushroom mixture. Serve immediately.

OPEN FACED PORTOBELLO-SWORDFISH- PANCETTA CLUB

Steps:

• Brush the mushroom slices and swordfish steaks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine the thyme leaves and lemon zest and sprinkle generously over the mushrooms and fish. Toast the bread slices until golden. Combine the mayonnaise and chili puree.
• Wrap the fish with the thinly sliced bacon. Heat a skillet over high heat and add the mushroom slices. Cook the mushrooms until they begin to brown before turning and quickly cooking the other side. Remove the mushrooms and add the fish steaks to the pan. Cook the fish steaks for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Place a lettuce leaf on each piece of bread and top with a mushroom slice, then a fish steak and finally mushroom slice. Place a dollop of mayonnaise on top and serve.

OPEN-FACE PORTABELLA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Combine tomato, basil and salt in a small bowl,set aside.
• Clean mushrooms, cut off stems even with caps.
• Discard stems.
• Combine vinegar and oil, gently brush mixture over the mushrooms.
• Place mushrooms on the unheated rack of the broiler pan.
• Broil mushroom 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 6 to 8 minutes or just till tender, turning once.
• Drain mushrooms on paper towels.
• Thinly slice mushrooms.
• Place bread on a baking sheet.
• Place under broiler for 2 to 3 minutes or till bread is heated through.
• To serve, top toasted bread with mushrooms slices and tomato mixture.
• If desired, top with cheese.

PORTOBELLO "STEAK" SANDWICHES WITH GORGONZOLA BUTTER AND RED PEPPER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Make marinade:
• In a small bowl whisk together marinade ingredients. Put half of mushroom caps and half of marinade in each of 2 large sealable plastic bags, arranging mushroom caps in one layer, and seal bags, pressing out excess air. Marinate mushrooms at room temperature, turning bags over several times, at least 1 and up to 2 hours.
• Make Gorgonzola butter while mushrooms are marinating:
• On a plate with a fork mash Gorgonzola and butter together until blended well.
• Make red pepper vinaigrette:
• In a blender blend vinaigrette ingredients with salt and pepper to taste until smooth and emulsified.
• Prepare grill.
• Grill one side of bread on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until golden, about 1 minute. (Alternatively, bread may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Divide bread, toasted sides down, among 4 plates. Spread soft side of bread with Gorgonzola butter.
• Remove mushrooms from marinade and grill 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until tender. (Alternatively, mushrooms may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer mushrooms with tongs to a cutting board and slice thin.
• Arrange warm mushrooms on toasts and spoon vinaigrette over each open-faced sandwich. Garnish sandwiches with thyme.
• To roast peppers:
• Using a long-handled fork char peppers over an open flame, turning, until skins are blackened, 2 to 3 minutes. (Or broil peppers on rack of a broiler pan under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from heat, turning every 5 minutes, until skins are blistered and charred, 15 to 25 minutes.) Transfer peppers to a bowl and let stand, covered, until cool enough to handle. Keeping peppers whole, peel them, starting at blossom end. Cut off tops and discard seeds and ribs. (Wear rubber gloves when handling chilies.)