All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Cockle And Mussel Salad
 
What You Need:            (To Serve: 4)
Print this recipe  AD Banners
  • 2 dozen cockles
  • 2 dozen mussels
  • Salt
  • 1 cup salad dressing or mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chives
  • Salt, pepper to taste
  • Watercress or salad greens, washed and dried
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, shelled and cut into wedges

  • How To Cook:
    1. Scrub cockles and mussels and rinse in cold water to remove all dirt.

    2. Put about 1½ inch of water in a kettle; add salt and bring to a boil.

    3. Add cockles and mussels; cover and steam about 3 minutes, or until shells begin to open. Remove and drain.

    4. Take cockles from shells. Take mussels from shells and remove beards. Cool.

    5. Combine salad dressing or mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, chives, salt, and pepper.

    6. Arrange cockles and mussels on a bed of watercress or greens.

    7. Top with dressing and garnish with egg wedges.


     
     
    Launch All Easy Recipes