Steamed Mussels With Tomato Sauce And Feta

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Finely chopped onion
1		Garlic - peeled and
		Minced
3/4 cup	177ml	Dry white wine
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried oregano - crushed
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1		Peeled and diced
		Tomatoes - undrained
1 cup	237ml	Water
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Mussels - washed, beards
		Removed
2 cups	474ml	Rotelli pasta - (8 oz)
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Finely chopped parsley
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Crumbled feta cheese
		Freshly ground black pepper
		To taste

Recipe Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes. Add the wine, oregano, crushed pepper flakes and salt; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the undrained tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 15 minutes.

2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.

3. Prepare the mussels. Place on steamer rack and place over pot. (The sauce should be cooking at a high simmer.) Cover and steam 20 to 25 minutes, or until mussel shells open (discard any that do not open).

4. Cook the pasta in the boiling water according to package directions; drain. Remove the mussels from the steamer. Put the pasta into the sauce with the parsley, adding pepper to taste. Transfer to plates or large shallow bowls and sprinkle with feta cheese. Put mussels on top and serve.

Source:
Courtesy of Frieda's, Inc. in Los Angeles

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