Name: Mussels on the Half Shell
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup White wine or water; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 3 cloves Garlic, minced; ½ cup Parsley, dill and coriander, mixed; 2 cups Medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced; 36 Fresh blue cultured mussels

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Mussels on the Half Shell

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Servings: 6

Author: PEI Mussel Industry Council.

Ingredients

¼ cup White wine or water
2 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp Lemon juice
3 cloves Garlic, minced
½ cup Parsley, dill and coriander, mixed
2 cups Medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
36 Fresh blue cultured mussels

Instructions

Rinse the fresh blue cultured mussels in tap water.
In a saucepan, bring water or wine to boil.
Add fresh blue mussels, cover and steam over high heat until open (5-8 minutes). Remove from heat, reserving 2 tbsp of cooking liquid. Remove mussel meat from shells, reserving half-shells.
In a bowl, combine reserved liquid, oil, lemon juice, garlic, parsley mixture and tomatoes; add fresh blue mussels and stir gently.
Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
To serve, place a mussel in each half shell and cover with tomato mixture. Arrange on a platter.