Mushroom and Feta Tacos with Apple Salsa
Serves 4
Takes 30 mins
Serves 4
Takes 30 mins
The rich creamy taste of the mushrooms, the crisp, green of the cabbage and the sharp, sweet, hot apple salsa all go very well together wrapped in a corn tortilla. This is quietly Mexican - if you want smokyness smear some Chipotles en Adobo at the bottom of the plate
The cabbage:-
150g pointed cabbage, very finely shredded
1 tbsp chopped coriander
a couple of pinches of dried lime powder (optional)
The salsa:-
1 Granny Smith Apple, skin on but cored, finely diced (0.5 cm)
½ a de arbol chilli, very finely chopped
1 tspn finely chopped chives
½ a small red onion, very finely chopped (or 1 banana shallot)
Handful coriander leaves, finely chopped
Juice and finely grated zest of 1 lime
The mushrooms:-
15g unsalted butter
1 tbspn olive oil
1 dstspn finely chopped chives
1 teasp dried epizote (optional)
500g Portobello mushrooms, torn into medium chunks
1 tbspn crème fraiche
Handful flat leaf parsley, chopped
2 tarragon sprigs, leaves stripped off and finely chopped
To serve:-
100g feta, crumbled
4 large corn tortillas (or corn and wheat ones)
Put the cabbage and coriander and lime powder (if using) in a bowl. Season well and set aside
Combine all the salsa ingredients in a small bowl, season and set aside
Melt the butter and oil in a large saucepan, and add the chives, epizote and mushrooms. Cook gently, stirring, until all the liquid leaking out of the mushrooms is gone- about 15 minutes. Then add the crème fraiche and herbs. Cook for another couple of minutes, then season and set aside
Heat a frying pan to medium heat, then put two tacos in and dry fry till they start to go golden. Flip and do the other sides. Wrap them in a clean teatowel while you do the other two
To serve, put a taco on each of four plates, and load them up with cabbage, mushrooms, apple and feta cheese as you see fit. Fold and enjoy!