Café Cecilia's mussels toast Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Café Cecilia's mussels toast Recipe - Los Angeles Times

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Learn how to make this fresh, flavorful mussels toast with tomatoes, garlic and cider: one of the most popular dishes at one of London's most popular cafes.

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Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup olive oil
  • ⅔ cup sunflower oil
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 200 grams (7 ounces) datterini tomatoes
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 small piece of butter, for mussels
  • 16 live mussels, scrubbed and their beards removed
  • 3½ tablespoons dry (hard) cider
  • 2 slices sourdough bread
  • 2 tablespoons aioli
  • 10 basil leaves, for garnish

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