Mussels belong to the family of bivalve molluscs and are an important commercial seafood, comparable in value to oysters. From them you can prepare various dishes, including salads with mussels, whose recipes are very simple. Especially good are vegetable salads - gentle meat of mussels is perfectly combined with vegetables, fruits, rice, corn and other products.
Simple salad with mussels
Mediterranean salad with mussels - the recipe is simple, but the dish will not leave anyone indifferent.
Ingredients:
- mussels are fresh - about 1 kg;
- onion -1 pcs .;
- sweet red pepper - 2 pcs.
- ripe tomatoes - 4 pcs .;
- olives without pits, dark or light -20 pcs .;
- parsley - 4-5 branches;
- basil - 5-8 leaves;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- extra virgin olive oil -4 tbsp. spoons;
- lemon juice - to taste;
- pepper ground black - to taste;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
Mussels are thoroughly washed in cold running water with a brush, removing the antennae and fimbria. Blanch them in boiling water. Remove the shell and choose the right meat. We cut vegetables and olives. We prepare the dressing: mix crushed garlic with butter, salt, spices and lemon juice. All the ingredients of the salad are combined in a salad bowl, poured with a dressing and mixed. Here, a delicious and healthy salad of mussels with vegetables is ready. Serve it well with light light table wines. This simple salad with mussels will decorate any table.
Salad with pickled mussels
Ingredients:
- mussels are fresh - about 1 kg;
- onion red onions - 1 pc .;
- Leek - 1 stem;
- sweet red pepper - 1 pc .;
- ripe tomatoes - 4 pcs .;
- light pitted olives - 20 pcs .;
- broccoli - 200 g;
- fresh rosemary - 4-5 branches;
- basil - 5 leaves;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- extra virgin olive oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- lemon juice - to taste.
For marinade:
- garlic - 4-5 denticles;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- white table wine - 250ml;
- pepper ground black - to taste;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
Carefully washed in fresh cold water fresh mussels blanch in boiling water. We extract the edible part, we throw out the shells. We savor the meat of the mussels for at least 2 hours in a mixture of white wine, lemon juice, crushed garlic, pepper and salt.
Broccoli is divided into inflorescences, cook for 3-5 minutes and thrown to a colander. Red onions cut thin quarter rings, and leeks and olives - circles, pepper - short straws. We chop the tomatoes arbitrarily.
Marinated mussels meat is thrown in a colander, mixed in a salad bowl with the rest of the prepared ingredients. Season the salad with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice or balsamic natural light grape vinegar. We decorate with fresh herbs. Salad with pickled mussels - the recipe, as you can see, is simple, but quite refined.
Salad with mussels and corn
Ingredients:
- Fresh meat of mussels (blanched or pickled) - 300 g;
- corn (canned) - 300g;
- sweet red pepper - 1 pc .;
- boiled potatoes - 3-4 pieces;
- natural live yogurt - 150ml;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- onion green - 5-8 feathers;
- greens - to taste.
Preparation
To the prepared meat of mussels we will add the grains of canned corn, finely chopped green onion, slices of boiled potatoes, chopped sweet pepper. Season with chopped garlic and greens. Refuel with yogurt and mix. You can, of course, fill the salad with an oil dressing.
It is also good to prepare a salad of mussels with cheese. To do this, simply add grated cheese (gram 100-150) in any of the salads with mussels and vegetables. Cheese will greatly enhance the taste of salad. In general, everyone can think out how to make a salad of mussels, because mollusks are a very useful and tasty product that contains a lot of valuable substances for the human body.