Double Portobello Caprese "Burgers"

[Ron_L]

We had hamburgers the other night and used some ciabatta rolls that we bought at the local Super Walmart. These rolls are very good! They come in a bag of 6, so we had some left and I didn't want to do hamburgers again, so I decided to go somewhat vegetarian.

I cleaned the gills out of some portobello mushroom caps, brushed them with olive oil, seasoned them with some salt a pepper and grilled them until tender.

Then I added some fresh mozzarella cheese and let it melt. I also brushed the ciabatta with a little olive oil and grilled them lightly to get them crispy.

For the sandwich we slathered the roll with pesto, put on a couple of cheesy mushrooms and then added some slices of heirloom tomatoes.

We had Captain Ron's Apple Slaw on the side.

These "burgers" came out great, but would have been better with some fresh basil added.

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[code3rrt]

Looks outstanding!

KC

[Shagdog]

Great looking grub, Ronelle! :hungry:

[Fwismoker]

Ron you had me at portobello . Yea looks real good!

[Jason TQ]

Yeah love me some grilled mushrooms!

[7over]

Looks great Ron!
I've grilled portobellos before to excellent results but never thought about cleaning the gills out. Tasted fine to me but was I supposed to do that?

[sliding_billy]

Nice looking "burger."

[Ron_L]

Looks great Ron!
I've grilled portobellos before to excellent results but never thought about cleaning the gills out. Tasted fine to me but was I supposed to do that?

I didn't like the texture more than the taste, plus it made more room for cheese :-D

[Enrico Brandizzi]

It looks great from here!

[landarc]

they look great Ronelle, a worthy meal

[floydo]

great stuff, ron.

will try that for sure.
have a lot of pesto in the freezer from last year......... and LUV grilled
portabella.

[deguerre]

Even better than the last ones you posted. :thumb::thumb:

[floydo]

P.S.

FWIW my go to portabella recipe adds some garlic, balsamic and rosemary .......... and marinates for hours.

don't know how the rosemary/balsamic would go with pesto on a burger, however. i'd say go one OR the other.

Again............beautiful burger.

[fantomlord]

those look great Ron! I usually go with sun dried tomatoes on my portobello burgers...might have to try fresh next time

[Bonewagon]

Looks good Ronelle. You're spot on about those ciabatta rolls. We buy them a lot. :thumb:

[deguerre]

Hey Ron. Did you make your own pesto?

[Ron_L]

Hey Ron. Did you make your own pesto?

I didn't this time :tsk: I couldn't find any decent fresh basil in the store and our plants didn't survive indoors this year. I bought a small jar at Trader Joe's. Not bad, but home made is much better. Fresh basil leaves would have put the sandwich over the top, too. I'll try it again over the summer.

[Randy3269]

Where you at Peeps.....you know you want one! lol Great job Ron, especially for those of use that love shrooms.

[Big George's BBQ]

I have done something similar to that- They are really good

[gtr]

I haven't grilled portobellos in a long time - I love those things! Looks great and thanks for putting this up.

[burgersb]

Looks Good To Me.

[Bluebird]

Those look so good!

[seattlepitboss]

I love to grill portabello mushrooms. But I marinate them first. Let's see .. ah, here:

olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano
can add flavor enhancers like minced capers, red pepper flakes or cayenne

I marinate them in a gallon ziploc bag for at least 30 minutes. They smell terrific when they hit the grill and they taste like steak.

seattlepitboss

[fingerlickin']

Dang Ron! Those tomatoes have my mouth watering. I can't wait to be able to find some of those around here again. :thumb:

[Ron_L]

Thanks for the kind words, guys! I will do this again when I can get decent fresh basil.

Dang Ron! Those tomatoes have my mouth watering. I can't wait to be able to find some of those around here again. :thumb:

They were pretty good. They were on sale at a local gourmet-type market but I am sure they are either hot house grown or from somewhere warm :-D

[garyk1398]

Ronelle, Outstanding pron as usual. Plating some basil a few days ago. Perhaps if you make me a few of those burgers, I'll trade ya some of my basil?:roll:

[Bigdog]

Probably be even better with a slice of naked fatty tucked inside each of those ports. :thumb: But for a vegan lunch, that looks seriously good there Ron-O.

[chicagokp]

I'd hit that! :thumb: