Asparagus and Morels in Wild Mushroom Vinaigrette

Category: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 oz Dried porcini mushrooms

1/2 lb Fresh morels; halved,

1 c Chicken stock or water

1/4 c Balsamic vinegar

32 Asparagus spears


Directions

Trim and blanch asparagus until tender and stop the cooking by immersing in cold water. Drain and reserve. Soak porcini in stock or water. Bring to a boil and reduce volume to 1/4 cup. Strain. In blender, combine balsamic vinegar and the mushroom soaking water. Emulsify oil into base and season with salt and pepper. Steam asparagus for 1 minute to rewarm and arrange on warm plates. Saute morels in butter until they release their juices. Increase heat and saute 2-3 minutes. Toss morels in 2/3 of the vinaigrette. Divide among the spears and drizzle a little vinaigrette around each. Nutritional Info Per Serving: Protein: 4 gr. (7%); Carbohydrates: 12 gr. (21%); Fat: 18.5 gr. (72%); Calories: 215; Sodium: 444 mg.; Cholesterol: 4 mg. Exchanges: 2 Vegetable, 3.5 Fat Serves 4 Copyright Whole Foods Market, 1995, wfm@wholefoods.com (http://www.wholefoods.com/wf.html) Reprinted with permission from Whole Foods Market Meal-Master compatible format courtesy of Karen Mintzias File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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