Grilled Portobellos and Onions with Parmesan Crostini
SERVES: 4 to 6
PREPARATION TIME: 25 minutes
COOKING TIME: 20 minutes
Ingredient
8 to 12 Portobello mushroom caps
2 large sweet onions, cut into 1 1/4 cm-thick slices
1/3 cup Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Filippo Berio Pure Olive Oil (approximately)
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt
8 to 12 slices (1 1/4 cm-thick) rustic bread
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Method
Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking, firing briquets or lighting the gas on one side of the grid only.
Place the mushrooms and onions on a large tray. In a glass measuring cup, mix the oil, rosemary and garlic. Press the garlic with the back of a spoon to extract the juice. Drizzle over the mushrooms and onions; rub to coat evenly. Season lightly with salt and set aside.
Place the onions directly over the heat source. Cook for 2 minutes each side, turning carefully, or until golden. Move the onions to the side away from the heat.
Place the mushrooms, underside facing up, directly over the heat source. Cook for 1 minute each side. Stack over the onions, underside facing up. Lay the bread slices on the tray. Rub both sides with any remaining oil. Place the slices directly over the heat source. Cook for 30 to 40 seconds each side, or just until golden. Remove to the tray; sprinkle evenly with the Parmesan. Set aside.
Cover the grill and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until juices start to pool in the mushrooms. Remove the mushrooms and onion to a serving platter. Place the bread slices, cheese side up, on the side of the cooking rack away from the direct heat source. Cover and grill for 5 minutes, or until hot.
Filippo Berio’s classic, balanced Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Taken from the first cold pressing of the olives, this oil is ideal for sauces, marinades, drizzling and dipping.