Fresh Mushroom Salad With Walnut Dressing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms
• vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 2 tablespoons dashi 1 tsp. soy sauce (basic japanese soup stock)
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar or 1/4 teaspoon honey
• 1 sprig watercress, parsley (cilantro) or 1 sprig coriander (cilantro)

Recipe

• 1 wipe and trim the mushrooms and remove the stems. thread the caps onto the bamboo or metal skewers and brush lightly with oil. broil under a preheated broiler, turning once, for about 4 minutes or until lightly browned. do not over-broil or they will become dry. remove from skewers and slice finely.
• 2 grind the walnuts coarsely in a suribachi. stir in the remaing dressing ingredients to make a moderately thick dressing. fold the mushroom slices into the dressing.
• 3 arrange the mushrooms in the center of small, deep bowls and garnish with an herb sprig.