Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Caprese is an easy vegetarian recipe. Mushrooms are quickly flavored in a balsamic marinade, grilled and then topped with fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomato slices and fresh basil leaves. Delicious as a meatless burger too!
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
I'm a push over when it comes to anything caprese. Fresh mozzarella, juicy tomatoes and fragrant basil. You have to admit that it doesn't get much more delicious than that!
Caprese recipes bring me right back to my visit to Italy a few years ago and make me wish I was there again!
Inspired by a caprese platter, I flavored portobello mushrooms in a balsamic marinade. Then I fired up the grill and cooked them to tender perfection. Not just a mushroom marinade, you can use it to marinate other vegetables and even chicken, beef and seafood too.
The crowning glory is the fresh mozzarella, pesto and campari tomato slices topped with the finishing touch of fresh basil leaves.
This portobello burger can be a vegetarian meal or vegetable side dish and it's also guten free. So delicious as a mushroom burger too!
I actually ate my grilled portobello as a little snack! Talk about eating healthy, beautiful and fabulously delicious! Trust me, I savored the moment! Every single bite was pure heaven.
An absolute favorite recipe of mine, our portobello caprese recipe will make a pesto lover out of everyone too, especially when you make this recipe with our homemade pesto.
A delicious grilling recipe that's perfect for your summertime Meatless Monday can easily become a portobello sandwich or portobello burger when you put it on a ciabiatta roll or hamburger bun!
Meatless Monday just got even more delicious with this tasty portobello mushroom dinner recipe and the fresh flavors of caprese!
Grilling season has arrived! Be sure to check out all of our easy grilling recipes here at Swirls.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make it a sandwich and serve on a roll
- Make our grilled mushrooms anytime you want a meatless burger
- Use store bought pesto or make a homemade pesto
- Chop the mushrooms, mozzarella and tomatoes into bitesize pieces and toss with pasta
- Replace the mozzarella with a vegan cheese option and you’ll have a plant based recipe
How to make a stuffed portobello mushrooms
To turn urn this recipe into a stuffed portobello mushroom:
- Grill the underside of the mushroom first, then turn so that the smooth side is down
- Place the mozzarella cheese inside the pocket, the side facing up, of each mushroom
- Grill until mushrooms are tender and cheese is soft and melted
- Remove from the grill and top with tomatoes and pesto
How to make our grilled mushroom recipe
- Make the easy Balsamic marinade.
- Combine marinade and Portobello caps and let stand for 30-60 minutes, turning once.
- Preheat grill for direct heat grilling.
- Grill portobellos until tender.
- Top each mushroom with mozzarella slice, pesto, tomato slices and fresh basil leaf.
Ingredients you will need to make grilled mushrooms
You will need just a few basic ingredients to make this amazingly delicious portobello mushroom burger recipe!
- Balsamic vinegar –flavors the mushrooms with sweet and tangy notes
- olive oil
- garlic
- fresh basil – adds fresh herb notes
- kosher salt
- portobello mushrooms – grill into a tender flavorful plant based burger
- fresh mozzarella – creamy cheese
- pesto – becomes the sauce for our mushroom burger
- tomatoes – lends a fresh summer flavor
Caprese Recipes
Do you love the fresh flavors of caprese as much as I do? Then you'll definitely want to try these recipes that also were inspired by caprese flavors.
Quinoa Caprese, Eggplant Caprese Sandwich and Baked Panko Chicken Caprese
An easy quinoa side dish recipe combines quinoa, the oh-so popular super food, and those flavors known as "Caprese" for your new favorite dish of the summer!
A balsamic vinaigrette permeates into each lovely layer of this easy eggplant sandwich making every bite a party in your mouth!
Our baked chicken recipe is topped with the flavors of fresh mozzarella, garden fresh plum tomatoes and fresh basil leaves.
Caprese Grilled Cheese, Pesto Caprese Naan Pizza and Caprese Skewers
Be sure to try our Caprese skewers recipe and keep those summertime flavors coming!
Caprese Grilled Cheese is a classic sandwich with a fabulous updated flavor!
Grilled Pesto Caprese Naan Pizza can be an easy Meatless Monday pizza dinner or fabulous appetizer!
Well, that should hold you over with caprese recipes for awhile, agree?
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Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Caprese is an easy vegetarian recipe. Mushrooms are quickly flavored in a balsamic marinade, grilled and then topped with fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomato slices and freshbasil leaves.
- 1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 Tbs. chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 4 Portobello caps, about 9 oz.
- 4 slices fresh mozzarella, 4 oz.
- 1/4 cup homemade basil pesto OR store bought prepared pesto
- 8 slices Campari tomatoes, 2 tomatoes
- fresh basil leaves
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In small bowl combine Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, chopped basil and kosher salt until blended.
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Transfer mixture to ziplock plastic bag. Add Portobello caps. Seal and marinate 30-60 minutes, turning once. Remove portobellos from bag and discard marinade.
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Meanwhile, preheat grill for direct heat grilling.
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Grill portobellos until tender, turning once, 9-10 minutes per side.
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Arrange portobellos on serving platter. Top each with mozzarella slice, 1 Tbs. pesto, 2 tomato slices and fresh basil leaf.
Serving Suggestion: Serve on a ciabatta roll for a fabulous Portobello "Burger"!
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make it a sandwich and serve on a roll
- Use store bought pesto in place of our homemade pesto
- Chop the mushrooms, mozzarella and tomatoes into bitesize pieces and toss with pasta
- Replace the mozzarella with a vegan cheese option and you’ll have a plant based recipe
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