🇫🇷 French

Mussels Salade Composée

Name: Mussels Salade Composée
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Onion; 1, juiced Lemon; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard; 1 kg Mussels; 1 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar; handful, torn Tarragon; 60 g Walnuts

🇫🇷 French

A bright, herb-packed french salad where mussels meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1/2, thinly sliced
Lemon1, juiced
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Dijon Mustard1 tbsp
Mussels1 kg
Red Wine Vinegar1 tbsp
Tarragonhandful, torn
Walnuts60 g

Instructions

1
Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the mussels — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the mussels with the onion, tarragon and the dressing just before serving.
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: How to Make Mussels Escabeche | Serious Eats At Home · on YouTube