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Summer Vegetables & Mushrooms  

Blue & Yellow Oyster Mushrooms

Ingredients

  • Blue Oyster Mushrooms (dried) 1/2 oz
  • Yellow Oyster Mushrooms (dried) 1/2 oz
  • Water (boiling) 4 cups
  • Olive Oil (high temp) 1/2 cup
  • Onion (diced) 1 cup
  • Bell Peppers (any color, diced) 1 cup
  • Zucchini (half-moons) 1 cup
  • Summer Squash (half-moons) 1 cup
  • Garlic (minced) 1 tbsp
  • Tomato (chopped) 1 large
  • White Wine 2 oz
  • Fresh Basil (chopped) 1/4 cup
  • Salt 1 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper 1/3 tsp

Instructions

Rehydrate Your Mushrooms

  1. Place dried blue and yellow oysters in a bowl.
  2. Pour boiling water over, press gently down, and let sit for 15 minutes.
  3. After 15 minutes, lift mushrooms out and transfer to a cutting board.
  4. Rough chop and set aside. You won’t need the broth in this recipe, but save it if you want for rice or soup.

Sauté the Vegetables

  1. In a large pan, heat olive oil until smoking hot.
  2. Add chopped mushrooms and onions. Sauté until onions are transparent, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add peppers, zucchini, and squash. Cook for 3–5 minutes, just until the veggies start to soften.

Build Flavor

  1. Add garlic and tomato. Sauté until tomatoes release liquid, about 2–3 minutes.
  2. Add half of your white wine and reduce until almost dry.

Finish and Adjust

  1. Add the remaining wine, fresh basil, salt, and pepper.
  2. Sauté for 1 more minute. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.

Serve

Use as a side, taco filling, or light main over rice or beans. You can garnish with extra basil or a squeeze of lemon if you like.