Grilled Mushroom Salad

By Nalli

Ingredients

• 4 minced garlic cloves.
• 2 tbsp. Fresh thyme leaves
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1/3 c. Balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 c. + 2 tbsp. Olive oil
• 6 Portobello mushroom caps, trim stems even with caps
• 8 large Shitake mushrooms, stemmed
• 9 c field mix salad greens (approximately)

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl stir together garlic, thyme, lime juice, vinegar and olive oil pour over mushrooms and marinate at room temperature 15 minutes. Remove mushrooms from marinade and transfer remaining marinade to a saucepan. Grill mushrooms 4 - 5 minutes (Portabellas, gill-sides up) slice Portabellas in strips. Heat marinade, simmer 1 minute place salad greens in large bowl. Pour heated marinade on top, toss to coat. Place greens on individual plates, top with sliced mushrooms salt and pepper to taste. Optional: grill thinly sliced French bread and spread with great cheese. Serve with salad.