PHEASANT AND MUSHROOMS ON TOAST

Quick and easy recipe for tasty pheasant and mushrooms on toast from our sub and food guru Laura Paton… perfect for a quick yet delicious dinner

INGREDIENTS

* 4 pheasant breasts

* 2 tbsp olive oil

* butter

* 400g mixed mushrooms, quartered

* few thyme sprigs

* 8 slices of sourdough bread

* 1 garlic clove, halved

* extra virgin olive oil

* 4 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 200C.

2. Heat 1 tbsp oil and a knob of butter in an ovenproof frying pan.

3. Brown pheasant breasts on each side. Place in oven for 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from pan and keep warm.

4. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over a high heat. Tip in mushrooms and thyme. Fry for a few minutes, stirring regularly, until mushrooms are soft. Stir in knob of butter.

5. Meanwhile, toast bread. Rub each slice with cut side of garlic clove. Drizzle with olive oil. Top each slice with mushrooms, a few slices of pheasant breast and a sprinkling of chopped parsley. Serve immediately.