Ingredients
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1 cup pecans
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½ cup dried porcini mushrooms
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1 cup boiling water
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½ pound portobello mushrooms (stemmed)
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2 tablespoons tamari
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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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½ tablespoon nutritional yeast (see Note)
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½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
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1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
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1 teaspoon light miso
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2 dry-packed sun-dried tomato halves
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Salt
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Toasted baguette slices (for serving)
Directions
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Put the pecans in a bowl and cover with cold water. Let stand for 1 hour.
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Meanwhile, in a small heatproof bowl, cover the porcini with the boiling water and let stand until softened, about 15 minutes. Rub the porcini to remove grit; transfer them to a small bowl. Reserve the soaking liquid.
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Cut the portobello caps in half and, with a sharp paring knife, trim off the dark gills on the underside of each one. Slice the caps into 1/4-inch-thick pieces.
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In a bowl, whisk together the tamari, olive oil, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, rosemary and miso. Add the sliced portobellos and toss to coat thoroughly. Let stand for 15 minutes, tossing occasionally.
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In a small saucepan, combine the soaked porcini and sun-dried tomatoes. Slowly pour in the porcini soaking liquid, stopping before you reach the grit at the bottom. Bring the liquid to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat until the tomatoes are tender, about 4 minutes.
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Drain the pecans and transfer them to a food processor. With a slotted spoon, transfer the marinated portobellos, porcini and tomatoes to the processor; puree to a coarse paste, adding about 1/4 cup of the porcini cooking liquid. Add a little more of the porcini liquid if the mixture is too thick. Season lightly with salt.
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Transfer the pâté to a crock and serve with toasted baguette rounds.
Make Ahead
The pâté can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Serve lightly chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
Nutritional yeast is available at health-food stores and at vitaminshoppe.com.