By: EatingWell

Photographer: Silverman, Ellen

Publish Date: 2008-10-01

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 30 minutes

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Recipe Description:

With fresh mussels increasingly available at supermarket fish counters, you can easily make this bistro favorite at home.

Recipe Ingredients:

1. 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
2. 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3. 6 ripe plum tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped
4. 1 cup dry white wine
5. 3 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded (see Tip)
6. 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Steps:

1. Warm oil in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid over low heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, increase the heat to high and stir for 1 minute more. Pour in wine and bring to a boil.
2. Add mussels, cover and steam, occasionally giving the pan a vigorous shake, until all the mussels have opened, 3 to 4 minutes. Discard any that do not open. Transfer the mussels to a serving bowl. Spoon the broth over the mussels and sprinkle with parsley.

Recipe Tips & Notes:

1. Tip: To clean mussels, scrub them with a stiff brush under cold running water. Scrape off any barnacles using the shell of another mussel. Just before cooking, pull off the "beard" from each one.
2. Discard any mussels with broken shells or any that do not close when tapped.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 267 calories; 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 1g mono unsaturated fat); 64 mg cholesterol; 2 g carbohydrates; 28 g protein; 1 g fiber; 427 mg sodium; 587 mg potassium

Nutrtion Bonus: Selenium (146% daily value), Vitamin C (50% dv), Iron (45% dv), Potassium (17% dv).

Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 4 very lean meat

Carbohydrate Servings: 1

Recipe Categories:

Course(s)

Dinner

Cuisine(s)

American

Degree of Difficulty

Easy

Special Health Consideration(s)

Low Calorie

Low Carb

Low Sat Fat

Low Sodium

High Potassium

Heart Healthy

Diabetes Appropriate

Healthy Weight

Seasons & Occassions

Spring

Summer

Winter

Fall

Valentine's Day

Entertainment

Main Ingredient(s)

Seafood

Shellfish

Technique(s)

Saute

Quick

Steam

Dish Type(s)

Main Dish

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