Mussels in White Wine
Easy dinner idea to impress your significant other
Ingredients
- 500 g mussels (or 10-15 mussels)
- 1/2 onion or 1 shallot, finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup white wine (i used Pinot Grigio but you could also use Sauvignon Blanc)
- chilli flakes
- 5 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1-2 tbsp butter
- 1/2-1 lemon, juice and zest
- Handful of parsley, chopped
- Bread of choice, toasted
Instructions
- Clean your mussels by removing the beard and dirt from the shells (either with a knife or scrubbing brush). If your mussels are cracked or open, they are dead, discard.
- In a pot over low-medium heat, drizzle 4-5tbs of olive oil. Add onion, garlic, tomatoes and chilli flakes, sauté until onion is translucent and the tomatoes are soft.
- Add mussels, white wine and butter into the pot. Cover and cook until the mussels have all opened up.
- Add the juice and zest of a lemon and top with parsley. Serve with toasted bread.