Mediterranean Mussels with Black Olives
Put a Mediterranean twist on this classic shellfish dish. Whether you want to impress at a dinner party or as a quick and easy meal with friends, this recipe is the perfect crowd pleaser.
Ingredients:
Preserved Lemon
- 1 Lemon
- 100g Sugar
- 100g Table salt
Mussels
- 1 kg Fresh mussels, rinsed well and de-bearded
- 1 Red bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 Red onion, peeled and sliced into strips
- 100g Kalamata olives, sliced
- ½ Bunch flat leaf parsley, roughly picked
- 8 Unpeeled garlic cloves
Directions:
Preserved Lemon
- Slice the lemon very thinly.
- Mix with the sugar and salt and leave in an airtight container overnight.
Mussels
- Place the washed mussels onto the steaming tray in the glass dish, discarding any mussels that are broken or open.
- Scatter the sliced pepper, red onion, sliced olives and garlic cloves on top of the mussels.
- Set the timer for 8 minutes and press start.
- Rinse the preserved lemon.
- When all the mussels have opened sprinkle the parsley and preserved lemon on the top and serve.
- Discard any mussels that have not opened.
