Braised mushrooms with pearl barley, baby gem, tofu dressing and pumpkin seed pesto Recipe


     Agreed: not looking good, but a combination of textures and earthy, savoury             flavours come together to prove that vegan cooking has become a thrilling cuisine in its own right.
    To begin, cook 80g pearl barley according to the packet instructions. Set aside                           and keep warm or gently reheat just before serving


To make the tofu dressing, place an 8cm knob of ginger, peeled and grated, with 150g tofu, 1tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp tahini into a small blender and blitz until smooth. Season to taste and set aside

To cook the mushrooms, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. When hot, add 3 thickly sliced portobellos, seasoning well with salt and pepper. Brown well then turn over.

In a separate bowl, whisk together 1tbsp miso paste and 2 tbsp soy sauce with 4 tbsp of water until smooth. Add this to the pan and gently simmer the mushrooms until they are cooked through (around 5–8 minutes)

While the mushrooms are cooking, make the pesto. Place 50g pumpkin seeds, 50g olive oil, 20g flat-leaf parsley and 10g coriander into a food processor with 2 tbsp of water and pulse until combined but still a little chunky. Season to taste and set aside

To cook the baby gem, heat a small frying pan over a high heat. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and, when hot, place 2 gem halves in the pan, cut-side down. Leave to cook for a few minutes until nice and golden brown on the flat side

To serve, place a large spoonful of the tofu dressing in the bottom of each bowl. Divide the spelt between each bowl then add the mushrooms, along with any remaining pan juices. Finish with the pesto and baby gem halves. 

Garnish with cress, if desired. The oven roasted tomatoes I added were not necessary.

(Here Chantelle Nicholson's original recipe)

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