Mussels with Sun Dried Tomatoes with Parmesan Crumbs
The dish is quite simple to prepare, but looks festive and elegant. For a spectacular presentation, you will need shells of mussels. In their absence, you can serve in cocottes.
Ingredients
Servings 4- mussels - 0.5 kg
- loaf - 1/8 pc.
- Parmesan cheese (or Grand Padano) - 30 g
- garlic - 1 clove
- sun-dried tomatoes - 25 g
- olive oil - 50 ml
- basil
- Provencal herbs
Cooking
Step 1
Prepare a crumb. Bake slices of loaf without crusts in the oven until light golden brown. Allow the pieces to cool and chop in a food processor or grate. Parmesan grate on a fine grater.
Step 2
Cut sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces. Add oil, garlic, grind with a blender until smooth. Rinse mussels and place in shells.
Step 3
Mix prepared crackers with grated cheese and Provence herbs. It should be a slightly greasy crumb. Sprinkle a teaspoon of crumbs on each mussel, spread evenly.
Step 4
Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 7-8 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate. Top with prepared oil with sun-dried tomatoes. Garnish with thinly sliced basil and serve.