Harissa mussels recipe

Harissa mussels

Created by The Tesco Recipes 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.

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  • 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)

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Each serving contains

Energy
1030kJ 246.0kcal
12%
Fat
13g
low18%
Saturates
4g
low20%
Salt
2.0g
high33%
Sugars
11g
low12%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 16.6gProtein 14.2gFibre 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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