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SIDE DISH Chef Jamie Liphardt

Grilled Flatbread with

Morels, Leeks and Goat Cheese

T
HERE IS ONE PARTICULAR YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING
ingredient that truly corre-
INGREDIENTS:
sponds with springtime. Morels! 1 recipe for your favorite pizza dough
Foragers from all over wait for these 1 cup of olive oil and pastry brush
extremely seasonal and elusive mush- 1/2 pound morel mushrooms, rinsed and
rooms to pop their caps up through the sliced in half
forest loor. These umami-packed fungi 4 Tbsp. butter
will taste better than any button mush- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
room you’ve ever had. Whether you 1 large leek, rinsed and thinly sliced in

hunt them your-
whole rounds
self or you pay the
8 oz. of goat
hefty price, up-
cheese, softened at
wards of $50 per
room temperature
pound, they are
In a large sauté
a tasty and deli-
pan over medium
cious treat. As
high heat, melt
with most mush-
1 tablespoon of

rooms, they’re ex-
butter and sauté
tremely versatile.
leeks until tender
They are delicious
about 3 minutes.
when paired with
Set aside. Melt re-
just about any-
maining 3 Tbsp.
thing, anytime of
of butter and sauté
day. Their rich, meaty taste is satisfy- morels and garlic until tender about 4

ing when sautéed in butter, garlic and minutes. Remove from heat and season
salt and pepper alone. But from that with salt and pepper. Prepare barbecue
point on, the possibilities are endless. grill to medium high heat ending at ap-
Add to an omelet with asparagus and an proximately 400 degrees. Arrange all
aged jack cheese. Put them over a grilled your ingredients at grill side so they’re
steak, wild salmon, or any piece of sus- easily accessible.
tainable meat for that matter. Morels Divide dough into four pieces. Roll
on a burger? Sign me up. These earthy each piece out on loured surface to ap-

beauties are only available for a short proximately 10 inches in diameter. You Rockin’ the Reds
time, so take a friend and get out on the want the crust to be thin. Using a sheet
hunt. Look for them at your local farm- pan take rolled dough to grill. Brush the
ers market or perhaps you’ve got a con- top with olive oil and put the oiled side
nection to someone who is willing to do down on the grill. Immediately brush Release Event!
the work for you and you’re willing to the now top side with olive oil. Crust will
pay the price. Either way, you win! Dried char slightly, adjusting heat if necessary.
morels are also available year round in
Grill approximately 3-4 minutes and
your favorite grocery store. Be sure to lip. Spread with softened goat cheese, Saturday, May 17 • 2 pm - 5 pm
follow the package directions before use.
morels and leeks, grilling additional
Here I decided to make use of my mo- 3-4 minutes on this side. Remove from
rels and my barbecue and come together grill, drizzle with extra olive oil, cracked Live music!
on a grilled latbread. You can also do black pepper, slice and serve. Mine was
this in your oven as you would any pizza.
delicious served with a salad of arugula, Food samples!
apples and almonds. Enjoy!

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