Martini Mussel Madness - Canada's Food Island

Ingredients

• 3 lb PEI Mussels (about 4 dozen)
• 1 cup fresh parsley, packed
• .75 cup pitted green olives or olives with pimentos
• 3 tbsp olive brine
• cloves of garlic, minced
• .25 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• .25 cup butter, plus 3 tablespoons
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• .5 tsp fresh ground pepper
• .5 cup gin
• .25 cup dry vermouth