An unusually versatile preparation, good as an appetizer, a side dish, or a salad, and as appropriate over lettuce as it is solo. Can be made days and days in advance.
Recipe information
Yield
makes 4 servings
Ingredients
1 pound button mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Salt and black pepper to taste
Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
Combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl with a small pinch of salt and some pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to several days, tossing occasionally.
Step 2
Taste and adjust the seasoning, then garnish and serve.
The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman. © 2005 by Mark Bittman. Published by Broadway Books. All Rights Reserved.
MARK BITTMAN is the author of the blockbuster The Best Recipes in the World (Broadway, 2005) and the classic bestseller How to Cook Everything, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also the coauthor, with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, of Simple to Spectacular and Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Mr. Bittman is a prolific writer, makes frequent appearances on radio and television, and is the host of The Best Recipes in the World, a 13-part series on public television. He lives in New York and Connecticut.
