Spanish Mussels Vinaigrette (mejillones A La Vinagreta)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 30 mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
• shredded lettuce
• 2 tablespoons green onions, minced
• 2 tablespoons green peppers, minced
• 2 tablespoons red peppers, minced
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 dash red pepper sauce
• salt

Recipe

• 1 steam open the mussels. put them in a deep pan with the water. cover the pan and put over a high heat, shaking the pan, until the shells open.
• 2 remove from heat and discard any mussels that do not open. mussels can also be opened in a microwave. place them in a microwave-safe bowl, partially covered, and microwave at full power for one minute.
• 3 stir and microwave one minute more. remove any mussels that have opened and microwave one minute more.
• 4 again remove open ones. repeat twice more. discard any mussels that have not opened.
• 5 when cool enough to handle, remove and discard the empty shells. (mussels can be cooked in advance and refrigerated.) shortly before serving, arrange mussels on a bed of shredded lettuce on a serving platter.
• 6 in a bowl combine the onion, green and red pepper, parsley, oil, and vinegar. season with red pepper sauce and salt. spoon the mixture into the mussels in their shells.