Mussels ‘au gratin’

• 1 kg mussels,thoroughly cleaned
• 100g bread crumbs
• 2 sprigs parsley, finely chopped
• 1 chilli, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• zest of a lemon, finely chopped
• olive oil

1. Open the mussels by putting them in pan with a little olive oil and heating for around 5 minutes
2. Remove the top shell from each mussel and arrange them in a single layer on a baking tray.
3. Mix together the bread crumbs, parsley, chilli, garlic and lemon zest in a bowl.
4. Add a little olive oil and mix again. Keep adding olive oil in the way until the mixture has a ‘crumble’ like consistency
5. Top each half shell with a little of the mixture.
6. Bake for around 15 minutes at 200 C

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