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All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~ Croatian Proverb ~<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I think we all sometimes wonder about those dangerous mushrooms<\/a> out there in the world. When I was a child there was a very cranky old man who lived in our street who used to come and collect the mushrooms growing on our lawn. He happily ate them without ever getting poisoned. He even offered his wild mushroom dishes to us on many occasions, but we politely declined. I am perfectly happy to eat any mushrooms grown on a reputable mushroom farm though. And no, I don’t care what they grow on – they are delicious!<\/p>\n

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A raw deal?<\/h4>\n

My parents started putting raw (shop-bought) mushrooms into salads when I was a teenager. Hmmm, I wasn’t so sure if this was going to be okay. But then I learnt that raw mushrooms have a lovely fresh, almost minty taste. So raw mushrooms were perfectly okay too! This was getting better and better. Next, I learnt that mushrooms are low carb veggies that can be eaten in large quantities, and from then on I was a mushroom addict. Mushroom pasta sauce, Chicken and Mushroom pie<\/a> and mushroom sauce on burgers or steak are all my favourites. I might even die from eating a poisonous mushroom one day, but my feeling is “as long as it was tasty”!<\/p>\n

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No lettuce required<\/h4>\n

You can imagine my pleasure when I discovered a Mushroom Salad in a little salad recipe book many years ago. And the salad was entirely made up of mushrooms – no lettuce required! The recipe just combined baby button mushrooms and about a cup of French salad dressing. Simple and easy! I initially made my Mushrooms Salad using French salad dressing, but later I discovered that I can tweak the flavours much more when I make my own vinaigrette. Baby button mushrooms are extremely expensive and I have also long ago given up buying them. Now I use whatever I have in the fridge. I am sure cranky old Oom Vic<\/em> would even have added those prizewinners from the front lawn!<\/p>\n

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Mushroom Salad<\/h2>\n
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A fresh salad combining white mushrooms and a lemony vinaigrette.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Salad<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>6<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Melby<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>