April 3, 2023

Mushrooms and Labneh

Mushrooms and Labneh

Category

Dinner

Servings

3

Prep Time

15 minutes

Labneh is a soft Middle Eastern cheese made from strained yogurt. Chef Mary Lou combines the tangy taste of labneh with the hardy flavors of mushrooms in this delicious vegetarian dish. 


Author:
Chef Mary Lou Davis
Mushrooms and Labneh

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c

    Labneh or yogurt

  • 3

    cloves garlic, roughly chopped

  • 6 oz

    Mushrooms. I used a variety of, pink oyster, lion's mane, and blue oyster. But honestly, any mushrooms will work.

  • 1/2

    bulb fennel

  • 1

    Blood Orange cut into segments. If you can find a blood orange then a regular one will do, or even a grapefruit

  • 2 tbsp

    True Citrus Orange Ginger Spice Blend

  • 1/2 tbsp

    True Lemon

  • Red Pepper Flakes


  • oil

  • salt

  • pepper

Directions

  1. Cut fennel in half, remove core and slice long-wise, in 1/4 inch pieces.
  2. In a bowl add fennel ,2 tbs oil, salt, and True Citrus Orange Ginger. Place in a 350 degree oven for 15 min.
  3. While that is going, cut mushrooms into equal bite sized pieces and season with salt and red pepper flakes.
  4. With a sauce pan on med-high heat, saute mushrooms in 1 tbs oil. You want the mushrooms to sit for approx 30 seconds before shaking them. This will help build a nice brown crust.
  5. Cook mushrooms for about 3 min. And then lower the heat to med. Add in the garlic and sauce for 1 min. It should be fragrant but not burnt.
  6. Take off heat and move aside.
  7. Segment orange/ grapefruit.
  8. In a bowl, add in labneh/ yogurt, True Lemon, and 1 tsp salt.
  9. On a plate, place a healthy dollop of your labneh/ yogurt mixture. To that, add on your fennel, then mushrooms. Get your orange/ grapefruit segments and whimsically place them.
  10. Top everything with a drizzle of olive oil and flakey salt.