Portobello Burgers With Green Sauce And Smoked Mozzarella

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 large portabella mushroom caps
• mccormick's montreal brand steak seasoning
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 lb fresh smoked mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1 cup loosely packed basil leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 3 tablespoons capers
• 1/4 cup pignoli nut
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese
• 4 hamburger buns
• 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 4 leaves romaine lettuce or 4 leaves red leaf lettuce

Recipe

• 1 heat a nonstick skillet over med-high heat; add in oil and mushroom caps.
• 2 season mushrooms with steak seasoning and saute 5 minutes on each side.
• 3 add in vinegar and coat the mushrooms in it.
• 4 when the vinegar has evaporated, turn mushrooms cap side up and cover with sliced cheese.
• 5 turn off heat and cover pan with foil; let stand 2-3 minutes for cheese to melt.
• 6 to make the sauce: add basil, parsley, capers, pignoli, garlic, and lemon juice in a food processor; pulse grind, until finely chopped and scrape into a bowl; stir in oil, salt, pepper, and cheese.
• 7 slather bun tops with green sauce; pile portobellos on bun bottoms and top with red onion slices and lettuce; cover with bun tops and serve.