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Herby Mussels with Bloody Mary Toasts

Name: Herby Mussels with Bloody Mary Toasts
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 30 g mixed soft herbs, parsley, tarragon and/or chives; 1 kg cleaned mussels; 100 ml white wine; 1 stalk celery; 45 g fresh fennel; 1 tbsp olive oil, for dressing; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 2 slices bread, thick slices of sourdough or baguette; 100 ml double cream; 1 pinch chilli flakes; sea salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 120 g sundried tomatoes, drained; 1 tbsp grated horseradish; 4 tbsp hot sauce; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp vodka

Mussels steam open in white wine in minutes, then get a swirl of cream and bright herb purée. Spicy sundried tomato toasts topped with shaved fennel make it feel like a bistro supper.

YieldServes 2
Hands-on15 min
Total18 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

30 gmixed soft herbs, parsley, tarragon and/or chives
1 kgcleaned mussels
100 mlwhite wine
1 stalkcelery
45 gfresh fennel
1 tbspolive oil, for dressing
1lemon, zest and juice
2 slicesbread, thick slices of sourdough or baguette
100 mldouble cream
1 pinchchilli flakes
to tastesea salt
to tasteblack pepper

Bloody Mary paste

120 gsundried tomatoes, drained
1 tbspgrated horseradish
4 tbsphot sauce
1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
2 tbspvodka

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Soy
Fish
Mollusk shellfish
Celery
Sulfites
Anchovy
Mussel
Legumes (any)
Tamarind
Wheat
Barley
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Horseradish
Fennel
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Clove
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop
Blender

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Bloody Mary paste

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