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Spanish Style Mussels with Olives

This is a typical tapas style Spanish dish, meant to be served as one of many "small plates" for a casual, festive meal. It makes a great appetizer or, could make a light dinner for 2 with a crisp salad alongside. Serve these mussels with crusty bread for soaking up the tasty cooking juices.

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• Pinch dried red pepper flakes
• 3 pounds mussels, scrubbed
  and de-bearded
• 1/4 cup medium-dry or dry sherry
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped green olives
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Cooking Instructions:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until aromatic and slightly tender, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes, then add the mussels, stirring so they are evenly coated in the vegetable mixture. Add the sherry, cover the pan and steam until the mussels just begin to open, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the tomato, olives, lemon juice and parsley and gently stir just to mix. Spoon the mussels onto small individual plates, drizzle the cooking liquids over and serve.

Servings per recipe: 4

Cal. 159 / Total fat 7g / Sat. 1g / Chol. 24mg / Sdm. 613mg / Carbo. 12g / Prot. 12g / Om-3 .4g