Mussels with Spanish green olives
25 min
Recipe by the ambassador for Olives from Spain José Pizarro. Spain is the largest producer of olives in the world. The four main varieties of Spanish table olive available from major supermarkets in the UK are: Manzanilla, Gordal, Hojiblanca and Cacereña. Spanish table olives can be served in a different number of ways including: whole, pitted, stuffed. It is a healthly, seasonal ingredient, with the Spanish olive harvest running from September-March.
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ small red onion, finely diced
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 100g fresh chorizo, diced
- 1kg mussels
- 150ml white wine
- 16 Spanish green olives, such as Manzanilla, pitted and halved
- 1 thyme sprig
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:25min
- In a large pan heat the olive oil over a medium heat. Fry onion and the garlic in the olive oil for 3 minutes or just as the garlic changes to golden. Add the chorizo and fry until it starts to crisp – discard some of the fat from the chorizo if it is too much.
- Put the mussels in the pan, with the wine, olives and the sprig of thyme and cover. Cook for about 4 minutes or until the mussels have opened; discard any mussels that have remained shut.
- Add some fresh black pepper and the chopped parsley and serve immediately.
