Mussel and Potato Salad

Name: Mussel and Potato Salad
Yield: Makes 2½ quarts
Ingredients: 1 recipe of French Potato Salad; 1 quart fat fresh mussels; ½ cup vinaigrette dressing; ½ cup white wine and ½ cup water, mixed one small onion, minced; ½ cup white wine and ½ cup water, mixed one small onion, minced; ½ cup white wine and ½ cup water, mixed one small onion, minced

Preparation info

Makes
2½ quarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Cheap Food

By Miriam Ungerer

Published 1973

About

I can’t remember where I read about this peculiar notion, but I think it was in a novel or a story. At any rate, it’s uncommonly good and I say hats off to the originator, whoever he or she may be.

Ingredients

1 recipe of French Potato Salad
1 quart fat fresh mussels
½ cup

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare the mussels before starting the potato salad, as they will profit from an hour’s rest in the dressing, whereas the potato salad derives no benefits at all from sitting around.

Scrub the mussels and put them into a heavy pot with a cover. Pour over them the white wine and water and throw in a little minced onion. In this broth steam the mussels open over medium heat. Do not overc