For the past few years, our friend Turnip Vegan has been inspiring us with his passion for creating exciting, healthy, and beautifully crafted vegan food. For our most recent collaboration, he made this crispy buffalo mushroom wrap from scratch using freshly harvested blue oyster mushrooms from one of our Spray & Grow Kits.
"I have been growing mushrooms at home for some time now, and I wanted to share some things I love about growing mushrooms at home.
- The mushrooms look better; you can grow varieties you can not find in the stores, and they look beautiful if you grow them in the right environment.
- The mushrooms are fresh. You can go from growing to harvesting to table on the same day. Mushrooms have a short lifespan and start to go bad after 3-4 days, so it doesn't get fresher than growing at home.
- The mushrooms are clean, and you are the master of the environment they are grown in. Growing mushrooms indoors means no bugs and reduced risk of contamination." - Turnip Vegan
Check out the full recipe below.
Ingredients
12oz Blue Oyster Mushrooms OR Oyster Mushrooms
1/2 tsp celery seeds
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp paprika
Wet Batter
1/4 cup buffalo sauce
1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
2 cups plant milk
1/2 cup spelt flour OR wheat flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tsp onion powder
Dry Batter
2 cups spelt flour OR wheat flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp celery seeds
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried parsley
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp paprika
salt to taste
Additional Ingredients
Vegan cashew ranch OR ranch of choice
Lettuce
Sweet potato fries
Lavash flatbread OR tortilla wrap
Sliced red bell pepper
Directions
Step 1:
If harvesting, cut mushrooms from grow block. Pull mushrooms apart. Clean with a soft brush, if needed. Add celery seed, thyme, parsley, rosemary, onion powder, and paprika to mushrooms and gently mix to coat
Step 2:
In a bowl, combine ingredients for wet batter. In a separate bowl, combine ingredients for dry batter.
Step 3:
Dip mushrooms into the wet and then the dry batter. Set on a flat surface until ready to fry.
Step 4:
Prepare additional ingredients. Blend together cashew ranch ingredients, deep fry OR air fry sweet potato fries, wash and dry lettuce, and slice red bell peppers.
Step 5:
Deep fry the mushrooms at 370 degrees Fahrenheit until golden crispy. Toss mushrooms in buffalo sauce. Make them as saucy as you like!
Step 6:
Build your wrap with lettuce, crispy buffalo mushrooms, sweet potato fries, red bell pepper, and ranch. Dip in buffalo sauce for more heat and flavor!