This salad recipe is part of Selva Beat’s Farm to Table Challenge. The rules: “Make at least one dish, utilizing only items bought at the farmer’s market. Spices and oils excluded, of course.”
And that’s exactly what I did. You can read more here about how I sourced the freshest produce at the farmers market and check out all the other fabulous recipes here.
Steamed Mussels with Leeks, Garlic and White Wine
2015-09-25 05:44:03
Serves 4
Fresh steamed mussels in a reduced white wine, garlic-leek broth.
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 3 pounds mussels
- 3 tablespoons butter or duck fat
- 2 cups leeks - chopped - 3 leeks (white parts only, finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp garlic - minced
- ½ cup water
- 1 ½ cups white wine
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp white pepper
Instructions
- Wash the mussels in cool water, removing any exterior dirt. You can remove the stringy mussel beards too by rubbing away with your fingers.
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
- Sauté the leeks for 5 minutes.
- Then add the garlic, water, wine, salt and pepper.
- Add the mussels to the pot, cover and steam for 10 minutes. Give everything a stir half-way through cooking.
- When all the mussels have opened, they are done. Season with more salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.
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