Free Healthy Recipe - Oriental Mussels

Dairy free

Blue mussels are a robust species grown mainly in bays and inlets and an approved sustainable seafood. Combining flavours of the East, these mussels are delicious served with accompanying buckwheat noodles as a main meal.

Ingredients

2 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tsp sea salt

2 tbsp Camellia tea oil

2 cloves garlic, sliced

3 shallots finely sliced

1 tbsp lemon zest

1½ kg mussels

¹/3 cup rice wine vinegar

2 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp water

cracked black pepper

1 bunch Chinese greens

2 tbsp coriander

Method

Grind the sesame seeds together with the sea salt in a pestle and mortar.

Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic, shallots and lemon zest to cook for 2 minutes. Add the mussels with the rice vinegar, maple syrup and water and cook until the mussels have opened which should be no longer than 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon remove the mussels and set aside to stay warm. Add the Chinese greens to cook for a couple of minutes.
Serve the mussels over the Chinese greens with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and coriander.

Note: Ten mussels, weighing approximately 80g supply nearly 4 times the iron that the same weight of fillet steak does. They're also a good source of zinc, calcium and magnesium.

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time:	5 mins
Cooking Time:	10 mins
Ready in:	15 mins
Suitable for:
Dinner

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	2042 kj
Calories	488 kcal
Fat	19.7 g
Saturated Fat	3.3 g
Total Carbohydrate	28 g
Total Protein	44.8 g
Fibre	2 g

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