I love mushrooms: the texture, earthiness, heady aromas, and in some cases, the spiciness! My idea for this dish was to roast 3 types with edamame, shallots, garlic, onions, salt & pepper, just like I would any vegetable.
It looks pretty, but didn't develop the intensity and concentration of flavors that I hoped for.
I liked the crispness that the oyster mushrooms and shitake achieved, and the sweet flavor of the shallots and garlic/onions. But, the baby button mushrooms disappeared like Shrinky-dinks and rolled all over the place. This side dish needed forbidden gravy to give it some cohesiveness. Forbidden gravy over mashed cauliflower.
Here it is with baked Steelhead trout. Healthy? Yes. Fun? No! It was exhausting to try and eat! Buttons, edamame, garlic, shallots - too many rolly-polly parts to chase around the plate!
