Ingredients

Ingredients For the mussels

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter

• ½ onion, finely chopped

• 2 bay leaves

• 2 sprigs fresh thyme

• 1.5kg/3lb 5oz mussels, washed and beards removed

• 100ml/3½fl oz dry white wine

• small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped

For the risotto

• knob of unsalted butter

• ½ onion, finely chopped

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• 200g/7oz Carnaroli or Arborio risotto rice

• 2 bay leaves, torn in half

• pinch saffron strands, ground in a mortar and pestle

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 300ml/10½fl oz water

• pinch cayenne pepper

• 100ml/3½fl oz dry white wine

• 200ml/7fl oz reserved mussel cooking juices

• handful pak choi, roughly chopped

• 80g/3oz peas, frozen or fresh

• handful baby spinach

• handful rocket leaves

• 50g/2oz parmesan cheese, finely grated

Description

Recipe Uses 2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter, ½ Onion, Finely Chopped, 2 Bay Leaves, 2 Sprigs Fresh Thyme, 1.5kg/3lb 5oz Mussels, Washed And Beards Removed,...

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