Creamy Mushrooms on Pita Toasts
Mushrooms in a creamy white wine sauce with toasted pita triangles are a great appetizer.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 169kcal
Ingredients
Creamy Mushrooms
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- ½ cup shallots minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 lbs mushroom thinly sliced
- 2 tsps fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- minced fresh chives for garnish optional
- 1 tablespoon Piquillo peppers minced optional
Pita Toasts
- 3 pita breads
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- coarse sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place pitas on a baking sheet. Brush each pita with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Cut pitas into 8 wedges each.
- Bake until slightly crisp - about 6 minutes. Allow to cool.
Creamy Mushrooms
- Melt butter in a heavy skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute. Add mushrooms and thyme. Cook about 10 minutes till mushrooms have released their liquid and are golden brown.
- Add the wine and boil until liquid has evaporated. 2-4 minutes. Add the cream and piquillo peppers if using. Simmer until cream thickens- about 4 minutes.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. Remove from heat and top with chives.
- Serve warm with pita chips.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 333mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g