Mixed Mushroom and Spinach Tortilla

(NC) – This easy to prepare and tasty recipe contains a good balance of the food groups in Canada’s Food Guide. It can be prepared ahead and re-heated for lunch or served hot for dinner with roasted sweet potato wedges.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil
• ¾ cup (175 mL ) diced sweet onion
• 4 oz. (120 g ) fresh shiitake mushroom caps, sliced ½”/1 cm thick
• 1 pkg ( 227g) sliced fresh crimini mushrooms
• 1 pkg ( 227g) sliced fresh white mushrooms
• 5 cups (1.25 L ) packed spinach leaves (no stems)
• ½ tsp (2 mL ) salt
• ¼ tsp (1 mL ) pepper
• 1¾ cups (425 mL ) chopped fresh cilantro
• 1¾ cups (425 mL ) shredded Monterey Jack cheese (with jalapeno if desired)
• 5 large spinach or whole wheat tortilla shells
• cooking oil spray
• 1 ¼ cups (300 mL ) salsa

Directions:
In large non-stick skillet or wok heat oil over medium heat; add onions and cook until transparent, 2-3 minutes. Increase heat to medium – high and add mushrooms; sauté until mushrooms are slightly browned and have released their juices, 5-7 minutes. Stir in spinach just until wilted; remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper and cilantro.

Place 1/5 of cheese in the middle of each tortilla; top with 1/5 of mushroom mixture. Roll tortilla snugly around the filling.

Heat a large clean non-stick skillet over medium heat; spray with cooking spray. Place 2-3 tortillas seam side down and cook to lightly brown on both sides. Remove from pan and keep warm on baking sheet in a low oven; repeat with remaining tortillas, spraying pan as needed.

Remove to cutting board and slice in half on diagonal and serve with salsa on side.

Makes 5 servings

Tip: These can be made one day ahead, wrap in plastic wrap and chill. Reheat in oven tented with foil or microwave uncovered until warm. Recipe from Fleming Colleges’ entry into the “Make it with Mushrooms Student Chef Challenge,” Fall 2008. Additional recipes are available online at www.mushrooms.ca.

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