SUNNY'S GREEN GODDESS MUSSELS

Sunny's Green Goddess Mussels image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons salted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 cloves garlic, grated
1 white onion, finely chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
4 cups vegetable, chicken or seafood stock
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 pounds PEI mussels, cleaned
1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh Italian or curly parsley
1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh tarragon
2 scallions, white and green parts, roughly chopped
Crusty bread, to serve

Steps:

In a large pot, melt the butter in the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the yogurt and whisk until smooth. Raise the heat to medium high and slowly whisk in the stock and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer. Immediately add the mussels and cover. Cook until the mussels have opened up, 6 to 8 minutes. Discard any mussels that do not open.
While the mussels are cooking, pile the cilantro, dill, mint, parsley, tarragon, scallions and lemon zest on a cutting board and roughly chop a little more.
Give the mussels a stir, add the herb-zest mixture and stir again. Serve hot with crusty bread to dunk into the cooking liquid.