Mushroom, Tomato and Beans

It's another fresh market day meal featuring a large mushroom, cooked in a cast iron pan to sear some lines into the surface for a beautiful visual effect. This recipe is vegetarian but if you like to add extra flavour, just add bacon like I did here for Drew's breakfast.

Ingredients

• 1 large mushroom
• 1/2 capsicum, diced
• 400g can red kidney beans
• Handful of chopped green beans
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 x onion, diced
• 5 tomatoes, diced or 400g can diced tomatoes
• Optional, fresh basil

Method

• Slice any edges off the mushroom that prevent it from sitting flat in a pan. 
• Brush the mushroom with olive oil
• Use a cast iron or high temperature pan, or a bbq for a smoky alternative, to cook the mushroom
• In a separate pan, fry the capsicum, beans, onions, garlic and tomatoes with a teaspoon of olive oil in a hot pan until tomato begins to soften
• Add 1 cup of water and simmer on low heat until tomato and water thickens into a sauce
• Stir through fresh, torn basil
• Serve mushroom with tomato and beans to the side for a special breakfast in bed