Roasted Mushrooms and Baby Artichokes
Brian sometimes roasts mushrooms and artichokes in the winery’s pizza oven alongside a chicken, but the vegetables will color up beautifully in a hot home oven, too. Serve them, browned and sizzling, as an accompaniment to a roast or to Grilled Bone-In Ribeye Steak with Garlic Sauce (page 138). Or pair with polenta for a meatless meal.
Recipe information
Yield
serves 4
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Peel back the outer leaves of the artichokes until they break off at the base. Keep removing leaves until you reach the pale green heart. Cut across the top of the heart to remove the pointed leaf tips. If the stem is still attached, cut it down to 1/2 inch, then trim the stem and base to remove any dark green or brown parts. Cut the artichokes in half lengthwise, then put them in a baking dish large enough to hold them and the mushrooms in a single layer. Add the olive oil and lemon juice and toss to coat.
Step 3
Remove most the of the cremini stems and all of the tough shiitake stems. Remove the bottom inch or so of the trumpet mushrooms, which tends to be fibrous. Oyster mushrooms have more tender stems, so simply remove any browned ends. Slice the mushroom caps in half or into thirds. Cut the stems in half and then into pieces about the same size as the mushrooms.
Step 4
Add the trimmed mushrooms and the garlic and thyme to the baking dish. Season with salt and pepper and toss well.
Step 5
Cover the dish with foil and bake until the mushrooms have released some of their liquid and the juices are steaming, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the foil and raise the oven temperature to 450°F. If you have a convection fan, turn it on. Continue roasting, stirring once or twice, until the artichokes are tender when pierced and both the mushrooms and the artichokes are well browned and beginning to caramelize in spots, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the chopped parsley. Taste for salt and pepper and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Serve hot.
