Vegetarian mushroom, caramelised onion and brie Wellington
Nadia Lim's mushroom Wellington recipe makes the perfect vegetarian meal! Filled with portabello mushrooms, sweet caramelised onions and brie cheese, this dish is delicious served with chutney and salad
- 50 mins preparation
- 50 mins cooking
- Serves 4
Print
Ingredients
- 12 large portabello mushrooms
- olive oil, for cooking
- 1 square sheet puff pastry
- 1 1/2 cup cold caramelised onions
- 2 x 150-175g rounds camembert cheese (select a vegetarian variety), cut into 7.5mm slices
- 1 free-range egg beaten with 1 tbsp water or milk
- 25 gram butter
- about 20 sage leaves
- tomato relish or chutney, to serve
Method
- 1Brush any excess dirt off mushrooms with a pastry brush or paper towels (see recipe tip), then remove stalks.
- 2Heat a good drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on a medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms four at a time, skin-side down, for about 5 minutes (add more oil between batches as needed). Use a fish slice to flatten mushrooms gently in the pan; you are aiming to get almost all the moisture out of them. Gently flip over and cook for a further 5 minutes until golden. Place skin-side-up on a plate lined with paper towels. Leave to cool slightly then refrigerate to cool completely.
- 3Preheat oven to 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper and lay puff pastry on top. Roll it out slightly to make it a little thinner. Place half the caramelised onions down the length of the pastry, leaving a 1cm gap at each end. Top onions with half the camembert and then six mushrooms, slightly overlapping. Now add another layer of six mushrooms (the two layers of mushrooms sit on top of each other), then camembert and onions
- 4You should have a kind of log shape in the middle of your square of pastry. Lift the pastry from one side to cover the filling (using the baking paper to help guide you), followed by the other side. Use your fingers to gently seal the pastry together. Then seal the ends by folding over and gently pinching. Turn the Wellington seam-side down on the tray.
- 5Brush egg wash lightly over Wellington and bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden. Some cheese may ooze out, but not to worry: these crusty, bubbly bits are delicious so just serve them along with the Wellington!
- 6Melt butter in a frying pan until starting to bubble, add sage leaves and fry for 1-2 minutes until crispy. Garnish Wellington with crispy sage leaves. Let Wellington rest for a couple of minutes before using a very sharp knife to cut it into thick slices (one for each diner). Serve with chutney or relish and salad.
Notes
- Serves 4-6. - Don't wash mushrooms under water – they'll absorb too much moisture. Brush dirt off with a pastry brush or paper towels instead. - Keep pastry cold (defrost in fridge) until ready to use. This will make it much easier to work with.
The Latest from Food To Love
- Kitchen TipsThese storage tricks will help your fresh fruit and veg last longer
Good Health & Wellbeing
Mar 24, 2020 - Kitchen Tips5 go-to lazy dinners our team makes when they don't feel like cooking
Food To Love
Mar 19, 2020 - Kitchen Tips5 dishes that are ideal for cooking in bulk and freezing for later
Food To Love
Mar 10, 2020 - RecipePassionfruit cheesecake slice with a gingernut and oat base
New Zealand Woman's Weekly
Mar 03, 2020