Fantastic Father’s Day Feast: Creamy Garlic Mushroom Starter

Fantastic Father’s Day Feast: Creamy Garlic Mushroom Starter

With Father’s Day just a few weeks away (Sunday 19 June), there’s never been a better time to show your appreciation for your Dad and how better to do that than with a lovingly prepared homemade meal. If culinary expertise isn’t quite in your repertoire however, here at Tower, we’re here to help with a series of step-by-step guides to help you cook up a mouthwatering culinary marvel that is sure to wow your daddy dearest! Today we’re kicking it off with a delicious starter of Creamy Garlic Mushrooms on Toast. Total time to table: 15 minutes Total Cost Per Serving: £0.75p Contains Nuts? No Suitable for Vegetarians? Yes Serves: 4

Ingredients

500g pack mixed mushrooms (halved) 150ml hot vegetable stock 2 x garlic cloves (crushed) ½ x 300g tub garlic & herb soft cheese 2 x tsp vegetable oil 2 x small baguettes (sliced open and halved)

Preparation

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan like the 28cm Colour Change Ceramic Coated Frying Pan, then tip in the mushrooms and garlic and cook for around 3 minutes until softened.
• Add the soft cheese and the stock and simmer for 2 mins. Generously season with black pepper.

For the bread

• Cut the bread in half.
• Add into a grill pan (the Tower 24cm Grill Pan would be ideal) and grill for a 1 minute on each side or until lightly golden.

Serving

• Serve the bread on a plate topped with the warm mushrooms.

So that’s the deliciously decedent starter and we’re sure you’ll agree, these creamy garlic mushrooms certainly won’t disappoint! As this is the first in the a series of three recipes that we’ll be sharing between now and Father’s Day so be sure to check out the Tower blog on Wednesday when we’ll be sharing the next recipe for a spicy main course of Grilled Steak & Sweet Potato Fries. We’d love to see your finished Fantastic Father’s Day meals so if you give any of our recipes a go or have any recipes of your own, feel free to share them with us on our Facebook or Twitter or share your photos with us on Instagram.