Mushroom Duxelles and Pate Platter With Sliced Baguette

"Serving a French meal? Why not start out with an easy appetizer platter! This recipe is by Rachael Ray."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat a skillet over medium heat. Finely chop the mushrooms in a food processor. Add oil and butter to the skillet, then shallots and mushroom bits. Season with ground thyme, salt and pepper and saute until the mushrooms are deep brown, about 6 minutes. Deglaze pan with the sherry.
  • Transfer this mushroom duxelles to a serving dish and place on a platter alongside the storebought pate. Garnish tray with sliced baguette, cornichons, capers and a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
  • Enjoy bread rounds with a slather of pate topped with mushrooms.

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  1. Wonderful! The mushroom duxelles was tasty and rich! Instead of dry sherry, I used a sweet sherry and it gave the mushrooms a lovely intense flavor! This made a beautiful appetizer plate, and will definitely be making this again! Thank for posting! Made for Culinary Quest by a Toasted Tourist.
     
  2. This makes an incredible amount of food. I think the recipe would more precisely serve 8-10 people as a first course. I did not have larger caper berries that I wanted (just small ones) but I think I just preferred the cornichons anyway, as they are quite tart and counter balance the flavors. Oh and I didn't have ground thyme as I don't use it but instead rubbed the leaves in my hands into a powder. The duxelles I think I would like to have a larger percentage of wine reduction and so the four stars. I served this with sliced French bread (larger than baguette, but sliced) and duck liver pate flavored with truffles. Thanks for sharing!
     
  3. What a nice idea! We actually had this for a light supper last night, using some bread I had made that sliced up nicely and Recipe #133447 . I also added some prosciutto and cheese selections to the platter. The duxelles was very nice - I did use fresh thyme, as I had a little that survived our recent awful weather. This and a glass of wine did nicely.<br/>.
     
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  1. Wonderful! The mushroom duxelles was tasty and rich! Instead of dry sherry, I used a sweet sherry and it gave the mushrooms a lovely intense flavor! This made a beautiful appetizer plate, and will definitely be making this again! Thank for posting! Made for Culinary Quest by a Toasted Tourist.
     

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Hello! I have a wonderful husband and two fantastic kids. I love to read, have fun with family and friends, stay active with: running; soccer; golf; biking; hiking; and gardening. I love to travel. I'm looking forward to more international travel someday. Cooking has become a passion for me. I love to read cookbooks, watch the Food Network, and try new recipes. I have way too many cookbooks! A few of my favorites are: Barefoot Contessa (any - but especially 'Family Style'),Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals 2, Roasting by Barbara Kafka, Beyond Parsley & The Black Dog Summer on the Vineyard Cookbook. I try to carefully choose recipes that I think my family will enjoy, which is why most of my ratings are 3-5 stars. Happy cooking!
 
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