GREEK MUSSELS

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Steamed mussels with a white wine and Greek yogurt sauce. Garnish with plenty of lemon and serve with a good crusty bread.

Provided by Derek Morrison

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 shallots, thinly sliced
2 pounds mussels, cleaned and debearded
½ cup dry white wine
1 cup finely chopped Italian leaf parsley
1 cup Greek yogurt

Steps:

In a large pot, over medium heat, sweat the shallots in olive oil until translucent. Raise the heat to high and add all of the mussels; cover and cook for 3 to 5 minute or until all of the mussels have opened.
Take off the heat and transfer the mussels to a serving dish, leaving the liquid in the pot. Return the pot to the heat and add the wine and parsley to the liquid. Bring to a boil and reduce by 1/3.
Take the pot off the heat and stir in the yogurt. Mix thoroughly. Pour the sauce over the mussels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.2 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 29 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 146.5 mg, Sugar 4.7 g