Mushrooms With Sherry and Walnuts Recipe

This is a recipe for mushrooms that comes from Spain and that will please any lovers of mushrooms in your family.

It serves around six, and is good as a starter or a main meal as long as you adjust the size of the servings.

Fresh Mushrooms With Sherry and Walnuts Recipe

Ingredients:

Two T. margarine
Two T. vegetable oil
8 oz (3 cup) mushrooms
half c. chopped toasted walnuts
Two T. dry sherry
One tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 t. lemon peel, finely grated
Two T. fresh parsley (chopped)
Salt to taste

Instructions:

In a skillet or frying pan blend the oil and butter.

Turn the heat to medium/hot and add the mushrooms, cooking until they are tender.

Add walnuts, sherry, lemon juice and citrus peel. Cook the mixture for 60 seconds or so, mixing well to guarantee the mushrooms are covered with the liquid.

Sprinkle with parsley and season with salt before serving.

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