Mussel Gratin Recipe

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Ready in: < 30 minutes
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 6

Ingredients:
4 pounds mussels (preferably cultivated), cleaned and steamed, then shucked
2 pounds plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, seeded, and halves cut into sixths
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup creme fraiche
1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 clove garlic, minced
1 clove garlic, sliced in half
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
15 slices (1/3-inch-thick) from a baguette
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 F.

Toss together mussels, tomatoes, basil, creme fraiche, cheese, minced garlic, salt, and pepper in an oiled 3-quart (about 13- by 9 1/2- by 2-inch) baking dish.

Rub 1 cut side of each bread slice with halved garlic and arrange bread, garlic side up, over mussel mixture in baking dish. Brush tops of bread with oil.

Bake gratin in middle of oven until bread is golden brown on top, about 15 minutes.

Serve mussels spooned over garlic toasts.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Mussel Gratin serves/makes 6

Recipe ID: 45094

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