Wild Chanterelle Walnut Spread
By: Lisa Page
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:56pm

Ingredients




2 cups Chopped Chanterelle Mushrooms
medium Finely Chopped Shallot
Butter

1 Clove Finely Minced Garlic
Fresh Thyme

1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts
Soft Goat Cheese

Truffle Salt (optional)

Preparation

1 Sauté Shallot, Garlic in butter till slightly softened and aromatic, add chopped Canterelles. Continue cooking until mushrooms are cooked. Season to taste with truffle salt or sea salt (or a combo of both) [note: truffle flavor can be very strong so be carefully not to overpower the lovely Chanterelle flavor] Add a bit of fresh minced thyme leaves. Mix with chopped Walnuts and Goat Cheese. 2 Serve with Croustini or your favorite Cracker.

About


Most of the joy in this recipe comes from forraging my own wild mushrooms. If I do not have many Chanterelles, I add in some store-bought Porcini mushrooms too.