Steamed mussels with smoked Cretan apaki



Steamed mussels with smoked Cretan apaki
Ingredients
Instructions
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Neatly clean the mussels in cold water, remove their ‘’mustache’’ (and any dirt) and their shells.
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In a shallow frying pan, with a bit of olive oil, sauté the apaki for 2 minutes or until golden and then remove it.
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Next, in the same frying pan, add the white and spring onion and sweat them on medium heat, for 2-3 minutes.
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Add the mussels, deglaze with lemon juice or wine if you want and let it evaporate. Cover lid and steam them for 3 minutes.
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Add dill, juice and zest of half lemon and mix well.
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Serve in a deep plate, with a bit more dill, apaki, raw olive oil and zest of lemon and optionally, a bit of chili bell pepper and spring onion!!