Spanish Garlic Mushrooms
Spanish Garlic Mushrooms, Champinones Al Ajillo. This is a wonderful Tapas dish, often served as party food. Easy and quick to make and fantastic flavours. Also great as a side dish! This dish is often served as part of a Tapas meal, alongside many other dishes.
Enjoy with a glass of Sherry or a cold beer, serve with some warm crusty bread to mop up the juices!
You can’t go wrong with mushrooms. They’re fat-free, low-sodium, low-calorie, and cholesterol-free. They’re also packed with fibre, vitamins, and minerals.
Garlic, did you know? Some studies have shown that one of the health benefits of eating fresh garlic is to help people improving their immunity system and eating fresh garlic regularly could help you reducing the high blood pressure level and promote healthier cardiovascular system.
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
10 Large Button Mushrooms, quartered
5 Cloves Garlic, minced
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1/4 Teaspoon Spanish Paprika
Ground Black Pepper and Sea Salt to season
1/4 – 1/2 Teaspoon dried chili flakes (optional to suit)
1 Tablespoon Fresh, chopped flat leaf parsley
Instructions:
1. Quarter the mushrooms, chop the parsley, crush the garlic.
2. Over a medium heat, add the olive oil and saute the mushrooms for a few minutes. Then add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the parsley. Cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring. Then remove pan from heat, add the chopped parsley and stir through
Serve hot with some crusty bread.
