Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients:
1 large yellow onion, finely chopped (2 cups)
3 cloves garlic
2 cups mushrooms, finely chopped (shiitake, oyster, hen of the woods)
1 tsp fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
sea salt to taste
1.5 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
1 cup almonds toasted and ground
2 1/4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Directions:
- Heat a large pan over medium heat and then add 1 tbsp oil. Saute onions, garlic, mushrooms, thyme, and salt. Cook 7-10 minutes or until the liquid renders from the vegetables. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine almonds and 1 tbsp oil.
- In a food processor combine the mushroom mixture and almond mixture until smooth.
- Fold in the balsamic vinegar by hand.
- Chill and serve with vegetable crudité or your cracker of choice (dehydrated, gluten-free etc).
Had such a blast in my cooking class in March and tried a bunch of new recipes! I’ll be sharing a few select recipes with you guys that are simple, vegan, and delicious in the coming weeks. -XO Raw Girl