Potato mousse timbale with Taleggio and king oyster mushrooms

AICI – Associazione Insegnanti di Cucina Italiana

Recipe by Carmen Signorile

(for 10 people) 1 kg king oyster mushrooms 6 yellow-flesh potatoes 2 eggs 250 g Taleggio 1 spring onion salt, pepper, nutmeg and bay leaves, to taste breadcrumbs, to taste extra virgin olive oil, to taste

In a large pan, heat up the oil with the finely chopped onion, brown it and add the mushrooms, cut into pieces, together with a few bay leaves. Season with salt and cook for around twenty minutes.
Boil and mash the potatoes and add the Taleggio cut into pieces, eggs, salt and a pinch of nutmeg. Mix well.
Pour the mushroom sauce over the base of a greased oven dish, add the potato mixture and press down lightly.
Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake in the oven at 180°C for 30 minutes.
You can also prepare in small, single-portion moulds.