Mussels With Vietnamese Dressing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 brown onion, sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled & sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 500 g mussels, scrubbed & bearded
• 1/3 cup wine
• 1/2 lemongrass, stalk very finely chopped
• 2 cm piece ginger, peeled, cut into matchsticks
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 long green chili, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, add onion, carrot and garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until soft.
• 2 add mussels and wine, cover and cook for 5 minutes or until mussels have all opened.
• 3 drain mussels, discarding any unopened ones. split mussels open.
• 4 for the dressing, place all ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine.
• 5 place mussels in shells on a serving plate, top with a little of the dressing and serve with remaining dressing.