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Creamed mushrooms on toast

5 minutes

Creamed mushrooms on toast

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Cooking Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

Olive oil
Oyster mushrooms
200 g portobellinis
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
½ cup sour cream
Ciabatta
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Place a pan over a medium to high heat and add a glug of olive oil. When hot, fry oyster mushrooms and portobellinis with crushed cloves of garlic until golden.

Add the sour cream and fry for a further 5 minutes. Spoon over thick slices of toasted ciabatta and top with a crack of freshly ground black pepper.

Cook's note: use regular cream if sour cream is not to your taste.

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Creamed mushrooms on toast

Ingredients

Method