Antipasto Marinated Mushroom Recipe

A good marinated mushroom recipe is perfect for an antipasto plate. Antipasto is an Italian term meaning "before the meal". It's served as the first course of an Italian dinner.

An antipasto plate may have many ingredients. It can consist of meat slices, cubed cheese, olives, peperoncini peppers, mushrooms, and more.

This recipe will show you how to prepare some Italian-style marinated mushrooms. The rest of the ingredients can be traditional or you can experiment and add a few extras. Antipasto typically varies depending on where you have it.

Recommended mushrooms: White buttons from the grocery store.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb mushrooms
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp herbs (oregano, basil, etc)
• salt to taste

Clean the mushrooms with a damp cloth and slice them into medium-sized pieces. You can remove the stems if you like.

Place the mushrooms in a container with the olive oil, water, lemon juice, vinegar, and herbs. Let them marinate for at least an hour, preferably overnight.

Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes.

Remove mushrooms and allow to cool. Serve with other ingredients in an antipasto platter such as olives, cubes of cheese, artichoke hearts, or thin slices of meat.

Variations:

• Use less lemon juice and more red wine vinegar for a different bite.
• Add peppercorns and/or some pepper as a seasoning.
• Serve with bread as a side.

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