1.   As curious cooks and vegetarians look for ways to add texture and distinction to recipes, chewy mushroom slices often add the missing link to meat.

2.   - Ham pieces, gruyere cheese and mushroom slices or pineapple pieces.

3.   Add mushroom slices.

4.   Add the red pepper hunks, the garlic and mushroom slices and continue cooking another two minutes.

5.   Cover onions with red pepper strips, mushroom slices and arugula, dividing evenly.

6.   Distribute the mushroom slices over the top.

7.   In a mixing bowl, combine remaining mushroom slices, remaining asparagus spears and purslane.

8.   Saut,ed eggplant pieces are topped by freshly grated Parmesan cheese, as are the saut,ed fresh mushroom slices.