Sunday, January 9, 2011

A Minimalist Tapa.....But....Exquisit!!





This is what I call a very, very minimalist tapa.......only three ingredients......but so good!!


With this recipe I want to contribute to the Concurso de Tapas organized by Sonia and her fantastic blog L'Exquisit.......Thanks Sonia!!


This is a recipe that I have made for the last 16 years.....and we love it!!.....It was the first appetizer I have made, and always has been a success at home and with friends




What it has?.....only three ingredientes......beautiful mushrooms, wonderful walnuts, and delicious blue cheese....plus a little bit of olive oil......neither salt nor pepper......but you can add them if you wish.....



How to do it?

Clean the mushrooms (I use small white mushrooms) with a paper towel
Carefully take the stem out, leaving a cup shape in the white mushroom
Chop the mushroom stems, and cook them in a little bit of olive oil until they are tender. Let it cool.
Chop the walnuts (I use 1 walnut per 4 mushrooms)
Chop the blue cheese (quantity up to your taste). It can be roquefort, gorgonzola, or cambozola. I prefer roquefort.
Mix the cold mushroom stems, walnuts, and blue cheese. Fill each mushroom cup.
Place on to a piece of blue cheese with a lot of the blue part (fungi). Thus, you will neither use salt nor pepper.




Place them in a oven tray (I prefer a glass one), and cook them in a preheated oven at 485F for twenty minutes, or until cooked. You will notice that they are cooked when the cheese is melted, and juice comes from the mushrooms. I cook them the first 10 minutes in the lower part of the oven, then the remaining 10 minutes in the upper part of the oven.....





PLEASE ENJOY THE PICTURES AS WE DID......!!




THESE FILLED MUSHROOMS ARE DEFINITELY.....EXQUISIT!!



7 comments:

  1. Marcela!!! Hola guapa, ya de nuevo por aqui y mmm que rico aperitivo guapa.. Yo me lleov un par e cucharillas ;) Feliz dia!!

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  2. Madre del amor hermoso...que tapa!!! sencilla receta y deliciosa!! Me la llevo con tu permiso.
    Bexinos wapa y buen año

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  3. Yo creo que vas a ganar , es una receta ademas de deliciosa es como lo has presentado ni los mejores restaurantes lo hubieran echo como tu
    mil besosssssss

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  4. Delicioso, como has preparado bastantes podría probar una sin que lo notaras!! Ja Ja
    bsts. maite

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  5. I love your appetizers Marcela. Blue cheese is one of the best tasting cheeses isn't it? I love the simplicity of this savory treat.
    Magda

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  6. Che bella prepentazione..
    Gustoso e saporito!!!
    Compliments

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  7. Che bella presentazione elegante!
    Compliments

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