In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt butter. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute stirring often as you don't want it to brown. Add 1 cup of warm milk, whisking constantly until mixture comes to a boil and is smooth. Add another cup of milk, whisking until mixture again reaches a boil. Stir in remaining milk and whisk until smooth. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes, whisking often. Remove from heat and stir in both cheeses, sage, salt and pepper. Stir until cheese has melted and mixture is smooth. Cover with plastic wrap directly on surface of sauce and set aside until ready with remainder of dish or you can refrigerate and use later.
In a medium size bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, fresh sage, salt and pepper. When mushroom mixture has cooled, stir into cheese mixture. Set aside.
To the spinach, stir in quinoa, Parmesan cheese, dried herbs, lemon juice, pepper, dried chili flakes and salt to taste. Set aside.
Rinse mushrooms and trim the bottom edge an approximate 1/4" and remove the stem down to the base. Using a spoon, scrape out the dark fanned bit, going down to the solid surface of the mushroom. Brush the outside of each mushroom with olive oil.
Fill mushrooms with an approximate heaping 1/3 cup of mixture, pressing just slightly to fill in the mushroom cavity. Top with tomato slices if desired and then sprinkle each with mozzarella cheese. Place filled mushrooms onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn oven to broil and broil for 1-3 minutes until cheese is melty and golden. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
-Use 1/2 cup dry quinoa to 1 cup of vegetable or chicken broth and cook according to package directions. Â Yields about 1 1/4 cups.
-The recipe indicates salt to taste because the type of broth used and salt tolerance will vary. Taste the stuffing mixture first and add salt to your liking.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, stir together water, yeast and sugar. Allow to ferment for 5-10 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of flour, 2 tbsp olive oil, black pepper and salt. Knead on low adding remaining flour by the 1/4 cup, allowing each to be absorbed before adding more. Knead for about 7 minutes or until dough is smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl. Place dough in a large oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap or kitchen towel. Allow to rise in a warm draft free area until double in size, approximately 1 hour. Knead dough with your hands 2-3 times to deflate and divided into two rounds.
Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and drizzle each with 1 tbsp olive oil. Using half the dough for each baking sheet, flatten out dough onto parchment using your fingers. Press and stretch dough into an approximate 9"x7" rectangle. If dough continues to shrink back after stretching, allow to rest for a few minutes and then continue to press out to desired shape.
Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and drizzle each with 1 tbsp olive oil. Using half the dough for each baking sheet, combine dinner rolls into one ball. Flatten out dough onto parchment using your fingers. Press and stretch dough into an approximate 9"x7" rectangle. If dough continues to shrink back after stretching, allow to rest for a few minutes and then continue to press out to desired shape.
Sand tends to be stuck in between the leek leaves so be sure to rinse very well. Alternatively you can rinse the leek whole, slice and rinse slices in a colander. Â This recipe makes two 9"x7" flatbreads. You can easily cut recipe in half to make only one. Â Roll extra room temperature dough into a ball, flatten slightly, wrap well and freeze for use later.
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