Recipes: Mussels with Fine Green Beans

Mussels with Fine Green Beans
Serves/Quantity: Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1kg (2lbs 3oz) fresh mussels, washed, debearded and scrubbed
  • 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) clear honey
  • 2 x 5ml spoon (2 teaspoons) white wine vinegar
  • 0.25 (one quarter) x 5ml spoon (one quarter teaspoon) dried tarragon
  • pinch of ground cloves
  • 225g (8oz) whole green beans
  • 150ml (5fl oz) dry white wine
  • 30g (1oz) pine nuts, toasted

Instructions

  1. Mix together honey, wine vinegar, tarragon and cloves to form a dressing. Set aside.
  2. Cook green beans until tender, drain and keep warm.
  3. Bring the wine to the boil in a large pan. Add the mussels, cover and cook for 4-6 minutes, shaking the pan to ensure even cooking. When all the mussels have opened (discard any that have not) drain.
  4. Combine the beans and the mussels.
  5. Warm the dressing and pour over beans and mussels.
  6. Garnish with almonds before serving.
 

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