Recipe for Grilled Portobello Mushrooms

Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods, especially on the grill! I love the way they cook down and still retain their juicy flavor. Something I’m dying to try is grilling portobello mushrooms to see how they work on the barbeque! Here’s something I found on CNN.com about the benefits of mushrooms:

“Why they’re good for you: They may be 90 percent water and have only 18 calories per cup, but mushrooms are getting serious scientific attention. Laboratory reports and animal studies show that compounds in mushrooms may do everything from bolster immune function to suppress breast and prostate cancers to decrease tumor size. And now, Penn State researchers find that mushrooms, from the humble button to the giant portobello, harbor large amounts of an antioxidant called L-ergothioneine. The scientific buzz is that fungi, for the moment, are the only foods that contain this compound.

While scientists work to figure out how these findings will translate to dietary advice, there are plenty of reasons to enjoy mushrooms. Clare Hasler, Ph.D., a well-known expert in functional foods and executive director of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis, points out that mushrooms offer a healthy helping of the blood pressure– lowering mineral potassium. “Most people might be surprised to learn that while orange juice is touted as one of the highest potassium foods, one medium portobello mushroom actually has more potassium,” she says. “And five white button mushrooms have more potassium than an orange.” Source: CNN.com.

Here’s a great Recipe for Grilled Portobello Mushrooms I found on About.com

Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 12 large portobello mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
• black pepper

Preparation:
Wash mushrooms; remove stems and set mushrooms aside. Melt the butter, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic & pepper together in a small pot or on the grill. Halve largest mushrooms or cut in strips. Brush the mushrooms generously with the melted butter and olive oil mixture. On a covered grill over medium coals, grill the portobello mushrooms stem-side down for about 8 minutes. Turn and grill the tops of the portobello mushrooms for 6 to 8 minutes longer. The grilled portobello mushrooms should be tender and nicely browned.