South Beach Portabella Florentine

Ingredients

• 4 portabella mushrooms
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 5 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 eggs
• 4 tablespoons grated lowfat mozzarella cheese (or a little more if you prefer)
• salt and pepper (to taste) (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Brush the mushrooms and remove the stem and scoop out some of the gills so that a shallow cup is formed.

2. 2

   Chop the stems and gills into small pieces.

3. 3

   Mix 2 teaspoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon basil in a small glass bowl for a minute or so until well combined (should be cloudy looking).

4. 4

   Turn the mushrooms gill side down on a nonstick baking pan and brush the non-gill side throughly with the olive oil mixture, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper as desired.

5. 5

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

6. 6

   Use the brush to coat a non stick frying pan with any remaining olive oil mixture then add 1/2 teaspoon more olive oil, the garlic and chopped mushroom and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes stirring frequently.

7. 7

   Add the spinach, 1 teaspoon basil and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice and cook stirring frequently for another 5 to 10 minutes until the spinach is completely wilted, remove from heat and add salt and pepper if desired.

8. 8

   Whisk the eggs until yolk and white are well combined and then mix in the spinach mixture.

9. 9

   Flip the mushrooms so that the gill side is upward and divide the spinach mixture evenly between the mushrooms being careful not to spill egg on the pan.

10. 10

    Sprinkle each mushroom with 1 tablespoon grated mozzarella cheese.

11. 11

    Bake for 25-30 minutes until the mushrooms are done and cheese is lightly browned.