Maison Le Grand

I used to be intimidated by mussels because I did not have a good and easy recipe to test. Intimidated no more!
This recipe is very flexible , you can play with it, make it your own. As long as the garlic, the Tapenade and mussels are in the casserole, you can’t go wrong!

INGREDIENTS serves 4

• 2 lbs (1k) of mussels (washed)
• 10 onces (300g) of fresh or frozen shrimps
• 10 onces (300g) of fresh or frozen scallops
• 2 cups of green beans, cut in bite size
• 3 cups of cooked fusili pastas
• 1 cup (250ml) of white wine
• 5 tablespoons (75ml) of Le grand’s Spicy Tapenade or Mild Tapenade or even Sun dried Tomato Pesto
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed

PREPARATION

• Sauté the garlic in oil for a minute and add the Tapenade
• Cook for 2 minutes and add the scallops, the shrimps and the white wine
• Cook for 5 minutes at low heat (or more if frozen) and add the mussels and add water to cover
• Cook for about 5 minutes then add the cooked pasta and the greenbeans which should take another 5 minutes to cook.
• Remove from heat and serve!