Warm Mushroom Salad

caramelised

Perhaps the thing I like best about food and cookery is that there is absolutely no end to it. Just as music comes from a set number of notes, and all the books in the world from a handful of alphabet letters, so ingredients can be changed and rearranged to make an endless range of dishes.

I was fascinated the other day to come across something that seems impossible - caramelised white balsamic vinegar - at the Mudgee at Balmoral event. The makers, The Really Stuffed Olive Co*, are actually based on the Central Coast, but I was so curious about the product, I just had to buy a bottle and bring it home to experiment with.

It is deliciously sweet, but tangy, with a thicker 'mouth-feel' than vinegar itself and seems to open up a whole new range of recipes that could do with a dash of this lovely, crystal-clear, vinegar product. How they accomplish caramelisation and a clear product is their secret. I'm happy to leave it at that and just enjoy the mystery.

* As their name suggests, this company also does a range of stuffed olives, dukkah, olive oils and two other balsamics, a Caramelised Balsamic Vinegar and a Sweet Pomegranate Balsamic.

l tablespoon light olive oil
l clove garlic, crushed, or 2 tablespoons chopped garlic stalks*
100g oyster mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon Caramelised White balsamic vinegar
2-3 cups mixed salad greens
l teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon chopped chilli
1/2 teaspoon soya sauce

Heat the oil in a heavy frypan and add the garlic or garlic stalks*, stirring until tender. Add mushrooms and saute very briefly, finishing with the caramelized balsamic vinegar. Place salad green in a serving dish and toss with sesame oil and chilli. Tip in warm mushroom mixture, drizzle with soya sauce and serve at once. Serves 4.

*garlic stalks are available in Asian stores or some vegetable markets.

 

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