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Harissa mussels recipe

Harissa mussels recipe

3 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

If you love seafood, try this mussels recipe featuring ready-prepped mussels and a spicy, tomatoey harissa broth. Serve with crusty baguette to mop it all up – a quick and easy dinner for two. See method

  • Serves 2
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 246 calories / serving
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus ½ tbsp extra to drizzle, if you like
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 2 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 tbsp harissa paste
  • 500g pack garlic Scottish mussels
  • 2 tbsp chopped dill, plus extra
  • crusty baguette or baton (optional)
If you don't have chopped tomatoes, chop up a tin of plum tomatoes instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1030kj
    246kcal     12%

  • Fat

    13g 18%

  • Saturates

    4g 20%

  • Sugars

    11g 12%

  • Salt

    2g 33%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 16.6g Protein 14.2g Fibre 3.7g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a lidded, heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 10 mins. Add the garlic, cook for 1 min, then tip in the chopped tomatoes, thyme, harissa and a little water and gently simmer over a low heat for 10 mins. 
  2. Add the mussels, cover, then simmer for another 5 mins. Remove the thyme sprigs, stir in the chopped dill, then serve with crusty bread, a drizzle of olive oil, if you like, and the remaining dill.

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