Marinated Mushrooms

These mushroooms can be served as a first course on their own but are better as part of an antipasto platter. They need at least a few hours to marinate, but are best after a day or two in the refridgerator.

Ingredients

1/2 lb or so small button mushrooms
Half cup of good olive oil
Juice of a lemon
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh herbs (chives, tarragon or parsley are great)
2 cloves garlic
A couple of peppercorns or other spices

Method

Heat oil gently and with the garlic. Meanwhile halve or quarter the mushrooms according to size. If they are small and you are doing them a day ahead you can leave them whole.

Remove oil from heat and add the mushrooms. Mix well and allow to cool. Add lemon juice, herbs, and spices. Allow to marinate in a glass bowl, preferably for 24 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving.

You can store these for up to a week in a glass jar in the fridge. In this case don’t put the fresh herbs in until you are ready to serve the mushrooms.