Charred Forager's Toast Recipe

Charred Forager's Toast

Ingredients

• 1 Slice | La Brea 1" Thick Wheat Bread
• 1 oz. | Lemon Cream Cheese
• .25 tsp. | Minced Garlic
• .5 oz. | Clarified Butter
• .5 oz. | Cleaned Morels
• .5 oz. | Bias Cut Asparagus
• .5 oz. | Large Dice Shiitake
• .5 oz. | Roasted Large Dice Shallot
• 1 oz. | White Wine
• .5 oz. | Lemon Juice
• 1 oz. | Whole Butter
• 1 oz. | Burrata
• 5 | Water-Soaked Arugula Leaves
• 2 | Lemon Peels

Method & Technique

Season the bread with salt and olive oil then char-grill. Top with a schmear of the lemon cream cheese and hold for the sauteed vegetables. Warm the clarified butter in a pan. Add the garlic and brown. Once browned, add the morels, asparagus, shiitake and shallot. Saute briefly and deglaze with the white wine. Add the whole butter to thicken the sauce. Just before removing from heat add the lemon juice. Place a 1 oz. piece of burrata on top of the cream cheese toast. Spoon the warmed vegetables onto the warmed lemon cheese toast. Garnish with arugula leave and lemon peel and enjoy!

Lemon Schmear

Ingredients

• 8 oz. | Cream cheese
• 1 tsp. | Lemon Zest
• 1 tsp. | Kosher Salt
• .25 tsp. | Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp. | Minced Chives
• 1 tsp. | Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp. | Chopped Tarragon

Method & Technique

Simply blend all ingredients.