Nosh: Funghi tagliati a fettine sottili, con mozzarella fusa e timo

Funghi tagliati a fettine sottili, con mozzarella fusa e timo

sliced mushrooms with melted mozzarella and thyme

I'm always looking for new ways to make mushrooms, especially when I've bought a big box and I need to use them up! Jamie comes to the rescue with this simple recipe. It's easily adaptable and only takes a few minutes to prepare. More importantly, this dish is delicious and you can dress it up quite easily by using a beautiful platter and a mixture of mushrooms.

The recipe:
2 big handfuls of mushrooms, very thinly sliced;
2 x 150g balls of mozzarella or scamorza cheese, torn into small pieces;
a small sprig of fresh thyme, leaves picked;
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
extra virgin olive oil

Get yourself a large ovenproof platter and spread your mushrooms on it in one layer. Scatter over the cheese and the thyme leaves. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil and place the plate under the grill.

Grill for a couple of minutes, checking frequently, until the cheese is melted, bubbling and golden, and tuck in! Serve with some crusty bread.
Copyright Jamie Oliver 2005

Notes:
In my version, for a bit of color, I also scattered some very thinly sliced radicchio around the plate.