Balsamic Glazed Oyster Mushrooms – Shawarma Style
Balsamic Glazed Oyster Mushrooms – Shawarma Style
This vegan-style oyster mushroom shawarma is one of the more interesting recipes – but still as simple as the rest! This recipe might be a showstopper and it’s so easy to assemble. This is a play off of Middle Eastern shawarma of course, but it is served with a new layer of hot-spicy and sweet glaze that makes these oyster mushrooms really stand on their own.
The assembly starts with a quick sear, but after that, this vegan shawarma dream is put in the oven to finish and caramelize. Serve it with rice, serve it with tofu, add it to a sandwich or a bowl of brothy beans – this recipe really is so versatile that it can do it all.
Although the result is visually stunning, the ingredients here are very minimal, and mostly pantry staples. Just make sure your pantry is stocked with spices!
1 & 1/2 lbs oyster mushrooms, cleaned and whole
5 tbsp olive oil
3/4 tsp each of cumin, coriander, garlic powder, chili powder, turmeric, smoked paprika
1/2 tsp each of red pepper flakes and kosher salt
1 lemon for juicing
3 tbsp balsamic glaze
Balsamic Glazed Oyster Mushrooms – Shawarma Style
Country of Origin
Middle Eastern
Type
Main or Side Dish
Culinary Skill Level
Moderate
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Recipe inspired by and courtesy of Justine Doiron
Although the result is visually stunning, the ingredients here are very minimal, and mostly pantry staples. Just make sure your pantry is stocked with spices!
1 & 1/2 lbs oyster mushrooms, cleaned and whole
5 tbsp olive oil
3/4 tsp each of cumin, coriander, garlic powder, chili powder, turmeric, smoked paprika
1/2 tsp each of red pepper flakes and kosher salt
1 lemon for juicing
3 tbsp balsamic glaze
Balsamic Glazed Oyster Mushrooms – Shawarma Style
Country of Origin
Middle Eastern
Type
Main or Side Dish
Culinary Skill Level
Moderate
Share this mushroom-based recipe!
Recipe inspired by and courtesy of Justine Doiron
This oyster mushroom shawarma does need two types of cooking, but that’s what gives it the perfect meaty texture.
Step 1: Preheat
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Put a pan or skillet on medium heat.
Step 2: Cut mushrooms into steaks
Tear apart the oyster mushrooms into large, flat chunks. You want them to look kind of like steaks. Drizzle them with olive oil.
Step 3: Cook on stovetop
Lay the oyster mushrooms flat in the pan, and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side until the mushrooms are golden brown and all the moisture has released and evaporated. You can use a grill press or spatula to press them down to help speed up the process.
Step 4: Drain off excess oil
Place the oyster mushrooms on paper towels to drain, and make your spice mix & glaze.
Step 5: Mix balsamic glaze
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil and all the spices. In another bowl, mix together the lemon juice and balsamic glaze.
Step 6: Lather up your mushrooms
With the oyster mushrooms laying flat, brush each side with a liberal layer of the spice mix.
Step 7: Stack your mushrooms on your skewer
On a parchment lined baking sheet, layer the mushrooms on top of each other into a shawarma “shape” Add the 4 skewers to help the mushrooms stand upright.
Step 8: Get your glaze on!
Drizzle the shawarma with the glaze, making sure to get in all the crevices. Wipe up any glaze that gets on the parchment paper to prevent scorching.
Step 9: Bake and finish
Bake for 10 minutes at 400°F, add the rest of the glaze and bake another 10 minutes.
Serve:
Remove from the oven and slice down the edges to serve!
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Potential Health Benefits
These 'potential' health benefits are areas that the recipe's mushroom has shown clinical evidence, as referenced on this website. On the Benefits Page you can see every '*' is a vetted .gov study to encourage people to research mushrooms, consumers to be more educated, and to highlight the growing body of data we have that indicate certain mushrooms are good for us to eat. Nothing on this website should be taken as advice or prescriptive, as The Mushroom Lady is here to generate awareness, education, and interest around fungi and nothing else.
Potential Health Benefits
These 'potential' health benefits are areas that the recipe's mushroom has shown clinical evidence, as referenced on this website to help with. On the Benefits Page you can see every * is a vetted .gov study to encourage people to research mushrooms, consumers to be more educated, and to highlight the growing body of data we have that indicate certain mushrooms are good for us to eat. Nothing on this website should be taken as advice or prescriptive, as The Mushroom Lady is here to generate awareness, education, and interest around fungi and nothing else.
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Potential Health Benefits
These 'potential' health benefits are areas that the recipe's mushroom has shown clinical evidence, as referenced on this website to help with. On the Benefits Page you can see every * is a vetted .gov study to encourage people to research mushrooms, consumers to be more educated, and to highlight the growing body of data we have that indicate certain mushrooms are good for us to eat. Nothing on this website should be taken as advice or prescriptive, as The Mushroom Lady is here to generate awareness, education, and interest around fungi and nothing else.
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