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    Published: Feb 10, 2011 · Modified: Oct 16, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Day 2 - Mushroom Bruschetta and Sandwich

    I wanted to make bruschetta with a french baguette.  It was extremely cold yesterday and could not get myself to walk down to the store to pick up a loaf.  So, I used regular sandwich bread that I had in my pantry.   Since I used regular bread, I was in a dilemma weather to name these bruschetta or toast.  Well, what is in a name, isn't it?  I sauteed the mushrooms,  topped it on the bread and then toasted  the bread in the oven.  I was very liberal with the cheese (at least to my taste)  so I made bruschetta with half the filling and sandwiches with the rest of the filling, using less cheese.  These were my lunch and dinner yesterday.  Bruschetta are great starters!

    Mushroom bruschetta
    Mushroom Bruschetta

    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Preparation: 10 minutes
    Cooking Time: 5 minutes
    Baking Time: 5 minutes

    Ingredients:

    • ½ tablespoon Oil
    • 10 oz Mushrooms
    • 3 Green Chilies chopped or ½ tablespoon chopped Green Chilies
    • ½ - ¾ teaspoon fresh Rosemary chopped (Can skip it. I did not really like it.. I had some in the fridge so added it)
    • 1 small Onion chopped or ½ cup chopped Onion
    • 1 tablespoon crushed Garlic (I forgot to add it)
    • ¾ - 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste)
    • 2 teaspoon Tamari Sauce (Can be substituted with Soya Sauce)
    • Cilantro
    • 6 slices Bread
    • ½ - ⅔ cup Cheese (Add less/more to your preference. I used Italian cheese but you can use your favorite cheese)
    Mushroom bruschetta vertical

    Preparation:

    • Heat ½ tablespoon oil, add onion, rosemary, green chilies, chopped mushrooms and saute for 3-4 minutes.
    • Add salt, pepper, garlic and mix well.  Then add tamari sauce to give the mushrooms some color.  Saute until the mixture  is dry for, 1 - 2 minutes.  Total sauteing time is about 5 minutes.
    • Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it cool.Sauteed mushrooms

    For the bruschetta -

    • Meantime, preheat the oven to 400F.
    • I used 2 slices of bread, half the mushroom mixture and ⅓ cup cheese.
    • Butter the bread slices, trim the edges and cut them into two rectangular pieces.
    • Add half the cheese to half the mushrooms (the other half for the sandwiches), cilantro and mix it.
    • Top each bread piece with mushrooms, sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of it.Bruschetta before grilling
    • Bake it for 5 minutes in a preheated over or until the cheese melts and the bread is toasted.Grilled bruschetta
    • Serve hot.

    For the sandwich -

    • For each sandwich, place the mushroom mixture and cheese (I used ⅛ cup or 1 ½ tablespoon cheese per sandwich).  Heat a frying pan with little bit of oil and grill/toast the sandwich.  When it turns bronw, carefully turn it around and toast it.  By now the cheese will begin to melt.  Remove from the pan, cut each sandwich diagonally into 2 pieces and then cut each piece into 2 pieces.  We will have total 4 pieces.  Serve hot.Mushroom bruschetta and sandwiches

    These Bruschetta and sandwiches are my entry to Only:Cooking with breads and Celebrating Sandwiches.

    For the next two rounds, I am going to serve some non vegetarian starters.  Now lets head over to my marathon buddies to checkout what they have for us.

    In 2009, this day I posted Chikkudukaya kura or Indian broad beans fry

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    1. Krithi says

      March 04, 2011 at 2:58 pm

      Looks and sounds yummy...

      http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com

      Reply
    2. Raj says

      February 16, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Great dish sweetie, Am gonna make this, one of these coming week-ends for my guests.

      Also, as requested earlier, is it possible to figure our the calories?

      Reply
      • MySpicyKitchen says

        February 18, 2011 at 10:46 am

        Raj, I thought you wanted the calories for that recipe and did not realize you were requesting for all the recipes. Will see what I can do.

        Reply
    3. Rujuta says

      February 15, 2011 at 4:17 am

      Usha
      Gr8 starter with mushroom...will try it soon...
      Lovely idea to categorize the marathon blogger making it easier for us...
      The clicks are so tempting and inviting....
      Best Wishes
      Rujuta
      http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    4. savitha says

      February 13, 2011 at 2:12 pm

      mushroom is my all time favourite and the sandwitch souns good.thanks for sharing

      Reply
    5. PJ says

      February 13, 2011 at 11:17 am

      Looks so tempting.Great that u categorized the themes:)

      Reply
    6. Pavani says

      February 11, 2011 at 4:55 pm

      Love the way you categorized the marathoners. Mushroom brushetta or you can call them open faced mushroom sandwiches, they look delectable. Even my husband is not a fan of mushrooms, so I like you I would be eating all those by myself.. yummmm...

      Reply
    7. Gayathri says

      February 11, 2011 at 2:55 pm

      These looks so delicious ...would love to try it soon...I am sure kids will love it ..

      Reply
    8. Azeeskitchen says

      February 11, 2011 at 1:30 pm

      So tempting..

      Reply
    9. Smitha says

      February 11, 2011 at 7:44 am

      that look wonderful and delish!

      Reply
    10. Mina Joshi says

      February 11, 2011 at 4:42 am

      I love the bruchettas. Great for lunch.

      Reply
    11. Priya says

      February 11, 2011 at 3:55 am

      Omg, am just drooling here..irresistible brushcetta..

      Reply
    12. Gayathri Kumar says

      February 11, 2011 at 2:25 am

      Looks so yumm..

      Reply
    13. Meena Thennaapan says

      February 11, 2011 at 12:06 am

      I love these open faced sandwiches

      Reply
    14. Radhika says

      February 10, 2011 at 11:50 pm

      Delicious looking snack

      Reply
    15. sowmya says

      February 10, 2011 at 10:11 pm

      that looks so delicious..am not sure my kid will like it,,but am too tempted to make it for myself..

      Reply
    16. saraswathi says

      February 10, 2011 at 8:43 pm

      love the step by step procedure & perfect for tea time snack..

      Reply
    17. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      February 10, 2011 at 8:21 pm

      good one..categorization sure gives more clarity!

      Reply
    18. Kankana says

      February 10, 2011 at 8:15 pm

      Mushroom is my fav, but i never had it in a sandwich ... have to try it next weekend 🙂

      Reply
    19. Srivalli says

      February 10, 2011 at 8:14 pm

      Wow usha that looks excellent and I liked your categorisation even better..kudos!

      Reply

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