I’ve been eating this dish since I was a child. My mother would always serve mussels in this way and hers were probably from a tin. Cod roe was another thing she used to slice and serve fried on toast. Hence I don’t know if I’m alone in having this as my mum is Danish or maybe everyone eats this, please let me know!
All I know is that I love Moules Marinière and this is like an unshelly cheats version on toast. Food doesn’t have to be complicated to taste good and this dish is a prime example of this
My inspiration for blogging this dish is Jacqueline at Tinned Tomatoes and her No Croutons Required challenge which is sandwiches this month then on checking the small print I read it had to be vegetarian! So here it is anyway, you can’t keep a good dish down!
Simply heat up your butter and crushed garlic, add mussels, fry and voila!
- Mussels and garlic with a good squeeze of lemon, one of my favourite flavour combinations!
Garlic Mussels on Toast
Ingredients
- 240 g Pack fresh cooked mussels
- 1-2 Garlic Cloves crushed
- 20 g Butter
- 2 Slices of wholemeal bread
- 2 Slices of lemon partially cut down the middle
Instructions
- Heat the butter and garlic in a frying pan.
- Put the bread in your toaster to toast.
- On a medium heat add the mussels and fry turning regularly for about 3 minutes until heated through.
- Butter the toast and divide the mussels between the 2 slices of toast.
- Decorate with the lemon which you squeeze onto the mussels.
Paul Wilson
Love fresh mussels.
Ursula Hunt
Lovely tasty snack, but no kissing afterwards!
Camilla
Well I wasn’t offering LOL:-)
Jayne T
What a fantastic idea, my hubby would love this, thanks for the recipe.
YOLANDA DAVIS
I love mussels, but never had them like this before. I live a fifteen minute drive from Whitstable, so I’ll be going tomorrow to buy some caught nearby. I can’t wait to try this.
Camilla
Oh lucky you – enjoy:-)
William Gould
Wife would love this one!
Ursula Hunt
I adore Garlic mushrooms, loved this recipe
Camilla
Me too! Thank you:-)
Anne Dalzell
I love to buy fresh mussels and cockles from Dundrum bay. Perfect.
Camilla
Ooh lucky you!
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
Looking good! 🙂
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
Looking good 🙂
Barefoot
Great looking recipe. You mention tinned mussels at the top of the article. I’ve never cooked fresh or tinned mussels before so have no idea about conversions, but have been given a couple of tins so wondered what quantity you’d use please?
Camilla
Hi, I don’t know what size your tins are but if they’re the oblong size tin like you get sardines in then that would serve once person. It should have the number of grams on the side.
Nadia
Interesting … Do you think mussels in a jar would work or do they need to be fresh?
Camilla
My mum always used to use tinned mussels (and I have too) so I’m sure jarred ones would be fine too, maybe just pat them dry with kitchen paper as they’d be wetter I presume:-)
Heather Haigh
Ok, I confess, I’m scared of mussels. Never eaten them because they look scary and I just can’t imagine (or maybe can shudder) what they feel like. I really wish I could make myself try them to find out.
Camilla
Oh there’s nothing to be scared of even my picky 10 yr old has been eating them for years, no weird texture to them!
Heather Haigh
You know I don’t even know where to buy them from or how! I must pluck up courage to hunt some down – guess I’ll start at the supermarket fish counter ?
Camilla
If it’s just for yourself you can buy them in tins or you can get them in Tesco in pre-packed packs on the fresh fish aisle which is enough for 2:-) They did stop doing them for a few months which really upset me – it’s my occassional treat:-)
Ursula Hunt
great snack
Vohn McGuinness
That sounds fab Camilla! I love mussels but never thought of having them on toast! Great idea.
Camilla
Oh Vohn, you’ve been missing out:-)
glenn hutton
I love all of the ingrediants but would never have thought to use them together, I will definitely try this as it sounds amazing!
Camilla
I’m just upset that Tesco have stopped selling their fresh mussels in packs so will have to find another supply. You can also use tinned mussels!
Maya Russell
Simple and tasty I’m sure.
Paul Wilson
I can almost smell it from the picture alone.
Camilla
I just need to find a new supplier of these mussels as Tesco have stopped selling them:-(
Paul Wilson
Garlic Mussels just sounds heavenly.
Ursula Hunt
Unusual way to serve but looks nice
Karen
I totally love this recipe Camilla, it reminds me of a dish my mum use to make with fried cod’s roe, from a tin, and served on toast! A real blast from the past! Karen
Camilla
And I used to like that cod’s roe but have never made it myself, must get a tin!
Vanesther
Oh this looks so good. I do adore mussels but only me and one of the kids eats them. Think I might make this for lunch next weekend and the others can have beans on toast! 😉
Camilla
Thank you, you’ve made me feel better as I wasn’t sure about posting this simple dish!