Pressure Cooked Warm Green Bean Salad with Mushrooms and Potatoes

However you think these three ingredients will taste together, this dish will taste even better.  I sometimes put my tasteination (taste imagination) to work when combining several ingredients that you don’t frequently see being used together. I was pretty sure this combination would work – but I was unprepared for how deliciously well these ingredients work together to build an umami crescendo.

The potatoes sop up the porcini mushroom juice, magnifying the taste of just an ounce of shriveled porcini slices.  The mushrooms plump up and release more of  their husky-almost-sweet flavor while the green beans, since they were steamed above, add a nice refreshing note.

Pressure Cooked Green Warm Salad with Mushrooms and Potatoes

But wait…  it gets better.

Often, all that is needed to transform a veggie dish into a main event is eggs.  I get a little voice in my head similar to the one in the Portlandia comedy skit “put a bird on it” – except my voice says “put an egg in it” and there’s a happy ending: dinner.

For your own happy ending,  just mix the green beans in with the potatoes and mushrooms, after cooking.  Then, quickly mix-in three room-temperature eggs* (they will cook in the residual heat of the potatoes and beans), tumble the whole concoction into a casserole, sprinkle  with Grana Padana cheese and slide under the broiler for a few minutes until golden.

Pressure Cooked Green Bean, Potato & Mushroom Casserole

Oh yes.

Put an egg in it.

*If you have eggs from an iffy source or cold from the refrigerator  bake the casserole covered for 20 minutes at 350F and then un-cover and sprinkle cheese on it and broil .

Pressure Cooker Accessories Pr. Cook Time Pr. Level Open
6 L or larger steamer basket 5-7 min. High(2) Slow Normal

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Pressure Cooker Green Bean Warm Salad OR Casserole!
 
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Nutritional Information
(per serving)
  • Serves: 6 to 8
  • Serving size: One eighth
  • Calories: 181
  • TOTAL Fat: 3.2
  • TOTAL Carbs: 32.4
  • Sugar Carbs: 1
  • Sodium: 384
  • Fiber Carbs: 6.5
  • Protein: 8.1
  • Cholesterol: 72.2
Recipe type: Salad, Casserole, Pressure Cooker
Cuisine: Italian
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You'll have some cooking liquid left over - save this to add to stock when making pressure cooker risotto.
INGREDIENTS
To make the Salad:
  • 1 ounce (30g) dry porcini mushrooms
  • 1 cup water, boiling
  • 2 pounds (1k) fresh green beans, trimmed (or de-frosted frozen ones)
  • 2 pounds (1k) potatoes, sliced in 1" pieces
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
To turn it into a Casserole:
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • ¼ cup Grana Padana cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Put the dry mushrooms in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and put aside for about 5 minutes.
  2. In the meantime, trim the beans and slice the potatoes to size.
  3. Pour the mushrooms and their liquid into the pressure cooker, then top with potatoes and sprinkle with half of the salt.
  4. Next, put the steamer basket directly on top of the potatoes and fill with green beans and a sprinkle of salt.
  5. Close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker. Turn the heat up to high and when the cooker reaches pressure, lower to the heat to the minimum required by the cooker to maintain pressure. Cook for 5-7 minutes at high pressure.
  6. When time is up, open the cooker by releasing the pressure from the valve slowly.
  7. Pour the tumble the beans out onto a large serving platter and, using a slotted spoon, pull out and distribute the mushrooms and potatoes. Mix lightly to incorporate and drizzle with a bit of the cooking liquid before serving.
To make casserole:
  1. Instead of tumbling green beans onto the serving platter, tumble them back into the pressure cooker on top of the potatoes.
  2. Mix-in three room-temperature eggs and tumble the whole mixture onto a wide and shallow oven-proof serving platter.
  3. Sprinkle with Grana Padana cheese and slide under the broiler for about 5 minutes or until the cheese is fragrant and has just begun to turn golden.
Notes
One serving of this recipe will provide you with 56% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C, and 22% of Vitamins B6, Copper and Maganese - based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Green Bean Casserole with Potatoes and Porcini Mushrooms - pressure cooker recipe!

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  1. I just made this tonight as I had some really fresh green beans and it is delicious. I had never tried porcini mushrooms before and was pleasantly surprised at their taste. Thanks for posting a good recipe. What other dishes use the mushrooms?

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