Portobello Burgers
Portobello mushrooms, big and bursting with flavor, fill a sandwich bun almost as well as any other burger, and with far less fat and fewer calories. Look for mushrooms with smooth, blemish-free caps. Turn the caps over and make sure the gills are a dry, dull-looking brown. If they are damp and black-brown, the mushrooms are past their prime and will not be good for this dish. The burgers are topped off with salad greens in a tangy herb dressing and a thick slice of ripe tomato.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 large portobello mushrooms, 5 to 6 oz. each, brushed clean and stemmed
- 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 whole-grain burger buns, split
- 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbs. red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 Tbs. water
- 1 tsp. minced fresh thyme
- 1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp. minced fresh dill or flat-leaf parsley
- 5 oz. torn mixed salad greens (about 4 cups loosely packed)
- 4 thick slices beefsteak or other large tomato