Mushroom Toast and Growing Your Own Mushrooms at Home 🍄

We make this toast every fall/winter. It’s so simple and so satisfying. This year we grew our own oyster mushrooms for the toast and I have to say I think it made it even yummier! But food always tastes better when you grow it yourself.

So here’s the super quick recipe and a little info on growing your own mushrooms if you want to try that too! And a discount code for the grow kit we used for the month of December 🎄🍄

The Recipe

Serves 2 | Makes 4 Slices

12-16 ounces of mushrooms (see note on types of mushroom to use)
4 slices of sourdough bread
A block of gruyere cheese
Dijon mustard
Fresh thyme
Olive oil
Salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F and clean mushrooms by gently wiping away any dirt with a damp paper towel. You don’t want to get the mushrooms too wet because it will affect how they cook.
Slice mushrooms into pieces (remember that they will shrink as they cook). Arrange mushrooms onto a baking sheet and toss with olive oil and sprinkle generously with fresh thyme.
Roast for about 10-12 minutes depending on how thick of pieces you cut. You want the mushrooms to be tender and starting to brown but not all the way cooked because they will go back into the oven at the end.
Spread dijon onto one side of each slice. Place slices of gruyere cheese over dijon to cover the toast. Take roasted mushrooms and place on top of the cheese. Sprinkle with salt and place back into the oven until bread is toasty, cheese is melty and some of the mushrooms are starting to get a bit crispy on the edges.
Garnish with more fresh thyme and enjoy

A Note About Which Mushrooms to Use

I think the more “specialty” mushrooms taste better in this dish, but if all you had access to was baby bellas that would still be yummy. My favorites to use are oysters, shiitakes (cut off the stems), beeches and maitakes.

Where to Buy Specialty Mushrooms

I have more luck finding less common mushrooms at Natural Grocers, Central Market and Whole Foods.

Also check out your local farmer’s market. That’s the first time I ever tried oyster mushrooms was after finding them at the Denton farmer’s market.

Can You Grow Your Own??

Yes! Some mushrooms are easier than others. Oyster mushrooms are pretty fool proof and great for beginners.

My best recommendation to you is to start with a grow kit. It comes completely ready to grow. All you have to do is keep it hydrated with a spray bottle! You can create your own grow kits with substrate and spores but it definitely takes more work but can also be rewarding. We’ve done both.

Mushroom Grow Kit (With Discount Code)

Here are the grow kits we recently used for the oysters and lions mane (great as a seafood/meat substitute). The blue oysters grew a nice big flush and our lions mane is still growing! P.S. we put our oysters in the bathtub to increase humidity but you don’t have to do that. My husband is just a little extra when it comes to growing mushrooms 😂

If you want to try one of the grow kits use the discount code SOHSHROOMS for 15% off this December! This would also make a great gift for anyone who loves mushrooms, loves to cook or loves to garden!