Miso Roasted Mushrooms with Courgetti

Miso mushrooms bring a lovely earthy, umami taste to this dish. The flavors pair beautifully with the dense bite of the spiralized courgette/zucchini noodles. An easy, healthy veg-packed meal that's ready in just 35 minutes. 212 calories per serving.

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Miso Mushrooms

I love roasting vegetables. Not just the usual roots like carrot and parsnip, but other vegetables, too. Roasted cauliflower is an absolute dream. Roasted sprouts are 100 times better than boiled. But roasted mushrooms? Absolutely.

Roasted mushrooms release their juices and have that great 'meaty' texture. This vegan dish has that 'bite' that is so desired, but in an all-vegetable meal. It's hearty, filling and bursting with great taste

Miso is perfect slathered on mushrooms and onions, then I've roasted/baked them all in the oven until they caramelise in the pan. This makes a fantastic sauce for pasta, noodles, or spiralised vegetables.

As part of the Organic Unboxed campaign, I was challenged to develop a recipe from the organic ingredients that I was sent. My mystery box contained all these amazing organic products, and it was exciting to pull out all of the surprises: from pea and quinoa pasta and organic red wine, to organic raspberries and strawberries and a bottle of milk kefir.

It was such an amazing selection of great tasting organic products and I couldn't wait to tuck in. It's so easy to find organic in the UK now and there are so many benefits.

Foremost, the crops are exposed to far fewer pesticides.

I don't know about you, but I want to eat strawberries and raspberries, not berries covered in a cocktail of harmful chemicals!

Plus, oh my, they taste so much better!

Organic Produce

I always choose organic where possible, for many reasons: environment, nature, animal welfare, sustainability.

I want to feed my family produce that is as close to the way it would be if I had grown it myself, and that means organic. And I also want to preserve the earth for the future and not spray it with dangerous chemicals. Plus, I want a strawberry to taste like a strawberry!

Reduce Food Waste

Another passion of mine is highlighting the need to reduce food waste, which I write about in my monthly magazine column in Vegetarian Living.

If I buy organic carrots, I use their washed peelings in a carrot cake. If I buy organic cauliflower, I use the leaves in a curry. Roast organic potato peelings with rosemary and sea salt in the oven for 'free' crisps.

Organic strawberry tops can even be popped into your glass of water to give it a lovely, natural, strawberry flavour. When you buy organic spring onions, just pop the root part into a glass of water on the windowsill and they'll regrow in a week or so.

If you use all the parts of plants that are normally thrown away, organic is no longer a more expensive option. You'll get a lot more dishes out of it, making it even better value for money.

Miso Mushrooms and Courgetti

It felt a bit like 'Ready Steady Cook' as I opened up the box to discover what organic goodies awaited me. As I pulled out ingredient after ingredient, my brain was swirling with recipe ideas.

I settled on the above ingredients to make a Japanese-style miso sauce with slow-roasted mushrooms and onions.

The recipe made sense in my head, and I was thrilled when it turned out so well. We all absolutely loved it and we'll be having it again and again. It's so easy to turn beautiful organic ingredients into a quick and delicious meal.

Try my other Mushroom recipes
Mushrooms on toast
Portobello mushroom steaks
Fried gnocchi with garlic mushrooms
Broccoli mushroom one pot pasta
Mushroom, Squash and Sage Pasta

Tips and Tricks

This is a diet-friendly meal (just over 200 calories) using spiralized courgette / zucchini. 
Try it with udon or rice noodles.
Delicious over spaghetti or fettucine
Easily vegan, just use vegan cream or leave out the cream

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Miso Mushrooms with Courgetti

These Japanese-style miso roasted mushrooms make a wonderful earthy and umami sauce for spiralised courgette / zucchini. Ready in just 35 minutes, it's a quick, easy and tasty weeknight meal.

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Course: Main Meals

Cuisine: American, Japanese

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 2

212 kcal

Author: Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts

Ingredients

• 400 g (14 oz) mixed mushrooms cleaned and sliced into large chunks, small ones kept whole
• 2 onions sliced or spiralised
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tablespoons miso paste (white or brown miso)
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 tsp soy sauce or tamari sauce
• Large pinch of sea salt and black pepper
• 2 tablespoons cream or yogurt vegan yogurt if required

To serve:

• 2 courgettes/zucchini
• Sprigs of fresh basil

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 220C / 425F
• Add the mushrooms to a large, high-sided baking tray and roast for 10 minutes.
• In a bowl, whisk the oil with the garlic, soy sauce, miso, salt and pepper, stirring to combine well, then mix in the onions.
• Pour the mixture over the mushrooms in the baking tray and gently stir to coat. Return the tray to the oven and cook for a further 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally or until well roasted and it begins to dry out and caramelise. Add the cream to the baking tray and stir. Place back in the oven for a minute to heat.
• Meanwhile spiralise the courgette/zucchini and set aside.
• When the mushrooms and onions are nearly ready, toss the courgetti in a frying pan over a medium heat for a few minutes to warm through.
• Serve the courgetti, topped with the creamy miso mushrooms and top with the basil.

Recipe Tips

This is a diet-friendly meal (just over 300 calories) using spiralized courgette / zucchini. 
Try it with udon or rice noodles.
Delicious over spaghetti or fettucine
Easily vegan, just use vegan cream or leave out the cream

Nutrition Information

Calories: 212kcal Carbohydrates: 29g Protein: 13g Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 846mg Potassium: 1391mg Fiber: 7g Sugar: 16g Vitamin A: 390IU Vitamin C: 47.9mg Calcium: 109mg Iron: 2.4mg

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The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

Disclosure: This recipe for Miso Roasted Mushrooms was commissioned as part of the Organic Unboxed campaign. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make it possible for me to mess up my kitchen and write Veggie Desserts - Healthy Food and Lifestyle.