Roasted Mushroom Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pound white button mushrooms, halved or quartered
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh basil or mint leaves, torn
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 4 leaves Boston lettuce
• Dressing
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or lemon juice
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed
• Salt, to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Toss mushrooms in 1 Tb. Olive oil and 1 tsp. Lemon juice. Spread on large baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Drain off liquid. Cool slightly. In a bowl, combine mushrooms, red pepper, basil or mint, and pine nuts.

Whisk together dressing ingredients; toss into mushroom mixture.

Place lettuce on 4 salad plates and spoon mushroom mixture on top.