Careme

Ingredients

• Fresh Wild Mussels (sale item) 4 lb total (expect some shell loss) $6.99/lb
• Simple Truth Organic® Roma Tomatoes (or on-the-vine tomatoes) 24 oz, chopped $3.99 (16 oz) or $3.99/lb
• Organic Jumbo White Onion (or yellow onion) 2 small onions, diced $2.79 each (white) or $2.19/lb (yellow)
• Simple Truth Organic® Garlic Bulbs 6 cloves, minced $2.79 (3 ct)
• Olive oil 2 tbsp
• Smoked paprika 1 tsp
• Saffron (optional, luxe) Pinch (or tiny pinch turmeric)
• Chicken/seafood stock or water 1 1/2 cups
• Simple Truth Organic® Baby Dill (or parsley) 1/4 cup chopped $2.79
• Simple Truth Organic® Romaine Hearts 3 hearts, chopped $5.49 (12 oz)
• Grapefruit segments (fresh preferred; or jar) 2 grapefruits worth OR ~2 cups segments
• Salt and black pepper To taste
• Crusty bread (for serving) 4 portions

Instructions

1. Clean mussels: Rinse and scrub; de-beard. Discard any cracked or open ones that don’t close when tapped.
2. Make broth: In a large pot, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium. Add diced onions + pinch of salt; cook 4–5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 20 seconds. Stir in smoked paprika and optional saffron; cook 10 seconds.
3. Add tomatoes and 1 1/2 cups stock. Simmer 8–10 minutes until slightly thickened. Taste and season with salt/pepper.
4. Steam mussels: Add mussels, cover, and cook 5–7 minutes, shaking once, until opened. Discard any that don’t open.
5. Finish: Stir in chopped dill/parsley.
6. Serve: Toss chopped romaine with grapefruit segments, a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Ladle mussels + broth into bowls and serve with bread for dunking.