Hello December. I love you.
Time to get my holiday baking (roasting and cookin’) on!
But before I get to the sweets, here’s a fun little side dish (or appetizer) you can nibble on in between your bites of holiday cookies. I’m pairing them with other roasted veggies, gluten-free crackers, roasted almonds, steamed asparagus and roasted hazelnuts for a vegetarian ‘Antipasto’ platter on Christmas Eve.
These may not be the pretties mushrooms you’ve ever seen but boy o’ boy are they tasty.
So tasty.
And super easy to make. Easy mushroom recipes… O yes. What more can you ask for?
Thyme, olive oil, sea salt, pepper, button mushrooms. That’s all you need for this recipe.
I’m sure you have all of that in your fridge and pantry. Am I right?
Super duper simple and flavorful.
My family wanted seconds and begged me for the recipe but I didn’t share it with them. Hehehe.
I told them they’d have to wait until I released it today online.
I’m so silly.
Anyway, put the holiday cookies on the side and break out your ‘shrooms.
These babies are gunna rock your holiday stockings along with a whole bunch of other healthy (and gluten-free) pairing ideas I’ve created below with tea! Check out some of my healthy and tasty appetizer and side dish pairings you can serve for your upcoming holiday season. I know for sure I’ll be sippin’ on tea while I’m cooking Christmas dinner. I like to serve tea in a pitcher with ice cubes and fresh lemons and oranges for the holidays- the kids love it, it’s certified organic (YAY!!!) and there’s no added sugar so it’s a healthy (and organic) way to enjoy a non-alcoholic sipper when you need a break from your almond milk ‘egg-nog’!
Here are a few tea pairing ideas for you to serve at your holiday gatherings this season:
- Take a few empty ice cube trays and pour in your favorite Honest Tea flavor with finely chopped fresh herbs, fresh cranberries and lemon zest then freeze until set and serve them in wine glasses with sparkling water for a festive sipper!
- Pair organic jarred roasted red bell peppers with other fresh roasted veggies (like these mushrooms) along with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, parsnips and rutabaga. Place them in a large bowl with cooked quinoa, millet or wild rice then toss with freshly squeezed lemon juice, olive oil, sea salt and freshly squeezed black pepper. Serve with Honest Tea’s Unsweetened Lemon Tea.
- Make your own stuffed mushrooms like these Stuffed Mushrooms or just stuff the cavities of button mushrooms with cooked quinoa or brown rice and drizzle with olive oil, a dash of sea salt and pepper. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and serve with Honest Tea’s Just Black Tea.
- For an easy dessert treat, mix pumpkin puree with a dash of ground cinnamon, a drizzle of organic honey and a scoop of coconut milk yogurt or ice cream. Serve with Honest Tea’s Just Green Tea.
- Mash 1 cup of frozen (and defrosted) peas with 1 tablespoon of finely chopped fresh basil and 2 teaspoons of freshly squeezed lime juice. Place in a bowl on a large platter along with sliced raw veggies or gluten-free crackers. Serve with Honest Tea’s Unsweetened Lemon Tea.
And…speaking of great holiday pairings, my friends at Honest Tea would like to supply you with a GIVEAWAY! A 30 day supply of Unsweetened Lemon Tea to pair with my Easy Thyme Roasted Mushrooms; you can sip on this tea warm, at room temperature or chilled. I, personally love the Unsweetened Lemon Tea with these mushrooms because they’re both naturally sweet with a hint of lemon (and no sugars, chemicals or gunky additives). Not only do they pair perfectly together, you’ll stay refreshed for all through the holidays, too! To enter, leave a comment on this blog post telling me why you want to win and I’ll be picking one winner!
Enjoy.
xo
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Ingredients
- 24 large button mushrooms
- 2-3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Fresh lemon zest optional for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
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In a large bowl, gently toss mushrooms with oil, thyme, sea salt and pepper to coat mushrooms. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and spread mushrooms out in a single layer.
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Bake for 20 minutes or until tender.
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Remove from oven; set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes and serve warm.
I’ve had mushrooms in a thyme-marinade before, they were marinated then added to a salad. Never thought of this, though, sounds delicious!
Because y’all’s Unsweetened Lemon Tea is the BEST!! Honest!!
I would love to win so that I could have more time to work on learning to walk properly again (after spinal surgery). Just taking the tea kettle across the kitchen is time-consuming right now & I’m scheduled for a series of intense physical therapy sessions starting next week. Your mushroom recipe is making me salivate! Merry Christmas to you & yours!
I would like to win a months worth of Honestea, because I love Honestea, and have loved it since I first tried it! My favorite flavors are Moroccan Mint Green, Cranberry Lemonade, Peach Oolong, and Half and Half!
I don’t allow my kids to drink soda so their favorite drinks are the honest teas. No juice boxes here, they get bottles of tea in their school lunches!!
Love mushrooms, can’t wait to try this!
Tea has been my favorite drink for most of my life and what better to pair with some delicious mushrooms.
My SIL showed me how to make marinated mushrooms which we love, and this recipe sounds like we would love it as well. I love tea, and drink it all the time. Never been much on soda.
love honest tea!
My mom stayed at our house to dogsit. She drank the last honest tea and loved it. I will be sharing with her if I win!!
I’d like to try this and some more recipes to see how well it goes well together
Honest Tea has been a godsend to my diabetic husband. He has been hospitalized twice with life threatening pancreatitis. When he was told to reduce his sugar intake, we started stocking up on Honest Tea half and half. A problem I run into is that it is very popular so I always come up short buying him one for every day. Also, when it’s in the house, he goes through 3 bottles a day he loves it so much. You would not just make his day but make his life if we won!!
Honest tea is such a wonderful replacement for all the soda my husband drinks. Keep up the good work.
This mushroom recipe is right up our alley. (My kids love mushrooms)We are on a very limited diet because of food allergies, so we are kind of restricted. Honest tea drinks provide my kids with a sweet treat that comes in real cool packaging- with no added sugars- yay!
Here’s a poem we will use to win
31 days of tea- not gin
We’ll stay hydrated with a lemony twist
A refreshing drink, a sweet cool mist
Please pick us, we do support yah
Keep us happy your loyal consumah
I can assure you, my children will squeal with delight
As they get their free gift
On Hanukkah night:)
I want to win because I just love Honest Tea, no other reason!
I really love Unsweetened Honest Tea and I see they have some new flavors I need to try!
The recipe sounds wonderful. I’d like to win because I love Honest Tea and am on a very strict budget.
Love Honest Tea! Just the right amount of sweet. Natural ingredients. A great go-to morning beverage!
Mushrooms look amazing!!! The tea is one of my favorites and I would love to win!!!
I’d love to win because I love Honest Tea!