Name: Easy mussel dip
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 250 gram softened traditional cream cheese; 375 gram pottle mussels, drained or 15 cooked mussels (smoked mussels are super, if available); 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce; 1/2 cup parsley; 1 teaspoon hot sauce (optional); salt and pepper to taste (start with ½ tsp sea salt)

Easy mussel dip

Just throw the following ingredients into your sturdy food processor – my Kenwood made an easy job of it.

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Serves 6

Makes 1.5

Prep

10M

Ingredients

250 gram softened traditional cream cheese

375 gram pottle mussels, drained or 15 cooked mussels (smoked mussels are super, if available)

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup parsley

1 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)

salt and pepper to taste (start with ½ tsp sea salt)

Method

1.Process ingredients well and place in an airtight container.

2.Refrigerate till ready to serve.

3.Cook’s tip Serve with crackers, use as a topping on a baked potato or take ½ cup and stir through some freshly cooked pasta shells. This dip will keep for 2 days in the fridge.

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