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Vegan Mushroom Pate from sloCooking.net

Vegan Mushroom Pate

Heather Thomas, sloCooking

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ tbsp ground dried mushrooms buy a bag of dried mushrooms in the Asian section of the grocery store, grind up in a spice grinder or food processor
  • 13 ounces fresh mixed mushrooms I used oyster, shitake, and cremini
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic leave them whole and in their outer skins
  • 8 whole stems fresh thyme
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 3 ounces dairy free cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp Italian parsley packed
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • Good olive oil for drizzling
  • Thin sliced & toasted baguette

Instructions
 

  • Preheat broiler
  • Grind dried mushrooms to a find powder – large handful of dried mushrooms should make 1 ½ tbsp ground
  • Put a wide pot on the stove with medium-high heat (pot needs to be able to go under broiler)
  • Cut stems off fresh mushrooms, quarter the caps, rough chop stems of mushrooms except shitake (the stems aren’t edible)
  • Add olive oil to pot
  • Add cut up fresh mushrooms, dried mushroom powder, garlic, thyme, salt & pepper
  • Toss together so mushrooms are coated in olive oil
  • Place pot under broiler for about 15 minutes, stir once
  • Remove from oven, scrape mushroom mixture into a clean bowl to cool
  • When at room temperature, set ¼ mushroom mixture aside for garnish
  • Place remaining mushroom mixture in food processor with dairy free cream cheese, Italian parsley and lemon juice
  • Mix until smooth
  • Taste, adjust seasoning if needed
  • Place in a pretty bowl, drizzle with good olive oil, top with remaining mushroom mixture, serve with thin slices of toasted baguette