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Mussels Tartine
🇫🇷 French

Mussels Tartine

🇫🇷 French

A bright, herb-packed french salad where mussels meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. 15 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1/2, thinly sliced
  • Lemon1, juiced
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Baguette1
  • Dijon Mustard1 tbsp
  • Mussels1 kg
  • Tarragonhandful, torn
  • Fresh Herbs1 handful

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the mussels — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the mussels with the onion, tarragon and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lemon if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: 3 Amazing Mussels Recipes from Jacques Pépin | Cooking at Home · on YouTube