Restaurant Recipes
Crescent Shores Grill Baked Carlsbad Black Mussels
Yield: 2 portions
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound black mussels, beards removed
- 12 garlic cloves, roasted, peeled
- 4 Roma tomatoes, halved, oven dried
- 3 shallots, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 slices country bread
- 2 ounces butter
- 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup croutons
Instructions
- In sauté pan, heat oil. Add mussels, garlic, tomatoes, shallots and wine; stir.
- Place in 400 degree F oven 3 to 4 minutes, until mussels start to open.
- Remove from oven; add lemon juice. Toss well.
- Place bread in bowls.
- Transfer mussels (but not broth) to bowl.
- Add butter to broth; stir to melt. Add parsley. Pour over mussels. Top with croutons.
Attribution
Executive Chef Olivier Bioteau, Crescent Shores Grill, San Diego, California