Field Mushrooms with Hazelnuts

Field mushrooms with hazelnuts. Created September 15, 2012.

Another recipe from this past weekend.  A delicious side dish that compliments the entrée nicely.  I prefer to use this recipe with wild game.

Ingredients:
2 garlic cloves
grated rind of one lemon
6 tbsp olive oil
6 large field (button) mushrooms, diced
1/2 cup hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp chopped parsley
salt and ground black pepper

Crush the garlic cloves with a little salt using a mortar and pestle or on a chopping board.  Place the crushed garlic in a small bowl and stir in the grated lemon rind and the olive oil.  Allow the items to steep for one hour.  In a large fry pan, place the mushrooms in the pan and drizzle 4 tbsp of the garlic and oil mixture on top of the mushrooms and sauté for 5-10 minutes.

Add the hazelnuts and the additional oil mixture to the pan and sauté for another 5-10 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender.  Add salt and pepper and sprinkle with chopped parsley.  Serve immediately with the quails or game hens.   Serves 4

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