Grilled Mushroom
Just because you aren't into eating meat doesn't mean you have to miss out on the best laid burger plans. These portobello burgers are both delicious and decadent.
Ingredients
- 4 large Portobello mushroom caps, 5 inches in diameter
- 5 27/100 tablespoon(s) balsamic vinegar
- 4 floz water
- 3 teaspoon(s) sugar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper, optional
- 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 4 whole wheat buns, toasted
- 4 tomato slices
- 4 red onion slices
- 2 bibb lettuce leaves, halved
Instructions
- Clean mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove their stems.
- Place in a glass dish, stem (gill) side up.
- To prepare the marinade, in a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, water, sugar, garlic, cayenne pepper and olive oil.
- Drizzle the marinade over the mushrooms.
- Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour, turning mushrooms once.
- Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill or broiler.
- Away from the heat source, lightly coat the grill rack or broiler pan with cooking spray.
- Position the cooking rack 4 to 6 inches from the heat source.
- Grill or broil the mushrooms on medium heat, turning often, until tender, about 5 minutes on each side.
- Baste with marinade to keep from drying out.
- Using tongs, transfer the mushrooms to a plate.
- Place each mushroom on a bun and top with 1 tomato slice, 1 onion slice and 1/2 lettuce leaf.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 938.05kcalCarbohydrates: 138.97gProtein: 37.78gFat: 34.16gSaturated Fat: 4.02gSodium: 1007.42mgFiber: 25.9gSugar: 42.81g
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