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Bacon-wrapped balsamic mushrooms

These little flavour bombs are popular at parties. It’s impossible not to be tempted by crispy bacon wrapped around juicy wee mushrooms – they’re the perfect mouthful!
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Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease a tray or line with baking paper.
2.Remove the stalks from the mushrooms by pressing them sideways until they pop out. Toss the mushrooms in a bowl with the vinegar, thyme and pepper until coated.
3.Wrap each mushroom with a bacon rasher. Secure with a toothpick and place on the tray.
4.Bake until the bacon is crispy and the mushrooms are cooked – about 20 minutes.
5.Drizzle some olive oil into the leftover marinade. When the mushrooms are cooked, toss them back in the bowl to re-coat while hot.
6.Serve with your favourite chutney or a quick dipping sauce made from the sour cream mixed with mustard.

If you usually use white button mushrooms, why not try the brown instead ? They are more flavourful and their texture is less taut and more juicy.

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You can also use portobello mushrooms. Large, flat mushrooms have a rich earthy, full-bodied flavour and meaty texture, making them perfect for roasting and barbecuing. They are sometimes misnamed field mushrooms, which are wild mushrooms. Note