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Vegan Mushroom Tartar

YIELD: 2 Servings
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes
Try this recipe for an exceptional vegan twist on traditional tartar using a mixture of lion's mane, oyster, cinnamon cap, & shiitake mushrooms.
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Chris Bolt
Executive Chef
The Press Gang Restaurant & Oyster Bar
5218 Prince Street, Halifax

ingredients:

  • 2 cups mixed mushrooms (Oyster, Shiitake, Lions Mane and Cinnamon Cap)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil                                 
  • 1/2 red onion (minced)
  • 1/2 small avocado                                      
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon                                     
  • 1 teaspoon vegan mustard (most yellow mustard is vegan)                     
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation:

  • Step 1:
    Wash and dry the spinach. Mince the onion and set aside. Mash avocado into a paste.
  • Step 2:
    Heat 2 teaspoons of oil until hot. Sauté the mushrooms until soft and season with salt. Remove from pan and set aside to cool down.
  • Step 3:
    Once the mushrooms cool down, dice them into fine pieces.
  • Step 4:
    In a medium bowl, mix together the minced red onions, avocado mash, lemon juice, vegan mustard, and sautéed mushrooms.
  • Step 5:
    Spoon the mushroom mixture into pastry ring until the ring is full. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Step 6:
    Place the tartare on a clean plate and remove it from the pastry ring. Garnish with punched Yellow Oyster Mushroom for (egg yolk look)

RECIPE TIPS:
Substitute the cinnamon cap mushroom in place of the lions mane to change up or add other unique flavours.