Warm Mussel And Marinated Vegetable Salad Food

ITALIAN MARINATED SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boiling. Cook scallops, shrimp, mussels, and calamari in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain. Peel the shrimp, and shell the scallops and mussels.
• Place cooked seafood and olives in a large bowl, and toss with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, parsley, chives, and red pepper flakes. Chill for 1 hour.
• Divide salad greens onto 6 plates or salad bowls. Spoon seafood over greens. Garnish with slices of lemon and red onions. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

WARM MUSSELS AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes, but do not peel them. Slice thin and spray on one side with pan spray.
• Prepare stove-top grill. Arrange potatoes on grill before heating it, and spray second side of potatoes. Grill the potatoes over medium-high heat until they begin to brown on one side; turn and brown on second side, cooking until they are soft.
• Wash mussels thoroughly and remove beards. Discard any with open shells. Place in pot with the wine; cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until shells open, 3 to 8 minutes, depending on the size of the mussels.
• Mince onion; wash, dry and chop marjoram; then, combine in serving bowl with oil and vinegar.
• When mussels are done, remove from pan and remove mussels from shells; add to serving bowl with 1 tablespoon of mussel broth.
• Wash, trim and chop tomato into small cubes; then, stir into bowl.
• When potatoes are cooked, add to bowl and mix well. Season with salt. Serve with bread.

LEMON JALAPENO MARINATED MUSSELS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and salt. Cook and stir until onion starts to sizzle, 1 to 2 minutes. Add mussels and cook, covered, until mussels start to open, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer mussels to a bowl. Let cool until easy to handle.
• Separate mussels from shells into a bowl, reserving the shells and juices. Keep mussels refrigerated while preparing the marinade.
• Pour the reserved accumulated juices back into the saucepan. Cook on medium-high heat until reduced to a glaze, 1 to 2 minutes. Press glaze through a mesh strainer into a bowl to remove any grit.
• Add lemon zest, jalapeno, lemon juice, and Champagne vinegar. Whisk in oil. Spoon dressing over the mussels. Press plastic wrap down on top and marinate in the refrigerator, 2 to 8 hours.
• Arrange shells on a paper towel-lined plate. Fill shells with the mussels and spoon the dressing evenly on top.

MUSSEL SALAD PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until just cooked through. Allow to cool briefly, then slice. Place in a bowl.
• Mix vinegar with mustard and anchovy paste. Beat in the olive oil and stir in the garlic. Pour this dressing over the potatoes and gently toss. Add the mussels, tomatoes, olives, parsley and orange rind.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

MARINATED MUSSELS

Steps:

• Bring white wine and onion to boil.
• Add mussels, cover and steam until mussels open, about 5 minutes.
• Discard any mussels that do not open.
• Transfer mussels to plate.
• Reserve cooking liquid in saucepan.
• Heat olive oil in skillet.
• Add minced garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add seasonings and cook 1 minute.
• Add mussel cooking liquid, vinegar, paprika, lemon peel and cayenne.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour into large bowl.
• Remove mussels from shells and add to bowl; reserve 1/2 of each shell.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Arrange mussel shells on platter.
• Place 1 mussel in each shell.
• Pour marinade over.
• Garnish with lemon wedges.

WARM MUSSEL AND MARINATED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Trim fennel stalks flush with bulb, discarding stalks, and cut enough of bulb into 1/4-inch dice to measure 1/3 cup. Peel and seed tomato. Separately cut enough tomato and zucchini into 1/4-inch dice to measure 1/2 cup each. In a small saucepan of boiling water blanch zucchini 1 minute and drain in a sieve. Rinse zucchini under cold water to stop cooking and drain well.
• In a bowl combine zucchini, fennel, tomato, shallot, and cayenne and season with sea salt and white pepper. Halve garlic and pit and chop olives. Add garlic and olives to vegetable mixture with parsley, basil, capers, and oils, stirring to combine well. Chill salad, covered, at least 2 hours and up to 6.
• Scrub mussels and pull off beards. Heat a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot and add water and half of mussels. Steam mussels, covered, 3 to 8 minutes, checking occasionally after 3 minutes and transferring them as they open to a bowl. Discard any unopened mussels. Repeat procedure with liquid remaining in skillet and remaining mussels.
• Remove mussels from shells and divide among 4 shallow bowls. With a slotted spoon mound salad over mussels, tossing if desired. Drizzle each salad with 1 tablespoon dressing remaining in bowl.

MUSSEL SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add lemon juice, white wine, and the mussels. Cook until the liquid dissolves. Reduce the heat to low, add balsamic dressing, parsley, thyme, and tomatoes. Continue to cook on low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring to prevent the dressing from separating. Remove the pan from the heat, and allow the mussel mixture to cool. Add the mussels and sauce, the spinach, feta, and the corn to a large serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, toss and serve.

WARM MUSSEL AND MARINATED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the zucchini for 1 minute. Drain and refresh under cold running water. Drain again and place in a bowl with the fennel, tomato, and shallot. Season with cayenne, salt, and pepper. Add the parsley, basil, garlic, capers, olives, and olive oils. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 6 hours.
• Arrange the mussels in a radial pattern in 4 shallow, oven proof bowls. (The mussels maybe arranged and refrigerated several hours before serving.)
• To serve, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the mussels in the oven just to warm them through, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, top the mussels with the vegetable mixture. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of the oil from the mixture over each bowl. Serve immediately.