Garlic Mashed Potatoes With Mushrooms And Arugula (rocket)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 ounces mushrooms, quartered
• 1 red onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup vermouth or 1/4 cup wine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch chili pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano or parsley)
• 8 cups arugula, washed and spun dry
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 lb blue cheese
• 6 cups mashed potatoes
• 1/4 lb crumbled blue cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan heat oil over medium high heat. add mushrooms, onions, and garlic stirring all the while cooking about 4 minutes the pan will be dry till the mushrooms release some liquid.
• 2 deglaze the pan with vermouth.
• 3 add salt, pepper flakes, herbs, nutmeg and arugula.
• 4 stir to slightly wilt.
• 5 remove to a dish and set aside.
• 6 in the same pan heat milk add 1/2 pound blue cheese cook till melted.
• 7 add potatoes and mix together.
• 8 toss in the wilted arugula and mushroom mixture.
• 9 toss in optional crumbled blue cheese.
• 10 season with additional salt and pepper if needed.