Shellfish with Lime and Red Onion

Name: Shellfish with Lime and Red Onion
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps olive oil; 13 cups mussels (scrubbed); 1 large Red onion (peeled, quartered and thinly sliced); 2 Limes (quartered and thinly sliced); 2 red peppers (seeded and diced); 1 chili pepper (seeded and finely chopped); 2 Lemongrass (finely chopped); 1 sprig Basil (shredded); 2 Tbsps lemon juice

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Health Score:

98 / 100

Difficulty:

easy

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Preparation:

20 min.

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Calories:

464

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Nutritional values

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)

Calorie	464 cal.	(22 %)
Protein	55 g	(56 %)
Fat	21 g	(18 %)
Carbohydrates	13 g	(9 %)
Sugar added	0 g	(0 %)
Roughage	0.3 g	(1 %)

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Vitamin A	0.3 mg	(38 %)
Vitamin D	41.6 μg	(208 %)
Vitamin E	5.2 mg	(43 %)
Vitamin K	6.1 μg	(10 %)
Vitamin B₁	0.8 mg	(80 %)
Vitamin B₂	1.2 mg	(109 %)
Niacin	18.8 mg	(157 %)
Vitamin B₆	0.4 mg	(29 %)
Folate	175 μg	(58 %)
Pantothenic acid	1.6 mg	(27 %)
Biotin	10.3 μg	(23 %)
Vitamin B₁₂	41.6 μg	(1,387 %)
Vitamin C	28 mg	(29 %)
Potassium	1,523 mg	(38 %)
Calcium	130 mg	(13 %)
Magnesium	161 mg	(54 %)
Iron	21.9 mg	(146 %)
Iodine	782 μg	(391 %)
Zinc	9.6 mg	(120 %)
Saturated fatty acids	4.8 g
Uric acid	588 mg
Cholesterol	655 mg
Complete sugar	1 g

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Ingredients: 6 Tbsps olive oil; 13 cups mussels (scrubbed); 1 large Red onion (peeled, quartered and thinly sliced); 2 Limes (quartered and thinly sliced); 2 red peppers (seeded and diced); 1 chili pepper (seeded and finely chopped); 2 Lemongrass (finely chopped); 1 sprig Basil (shredded); 2 Tbsps lemon juice

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Preparation steps

Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a cooking pot. Add the mussels and season. Add a glass of water and cover. Cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the shells are wide open, remove mussels from pot and shell them. Leave to cool.

Mix the mussels, onion, lime, peppers and chilli a bowl. Add the lemongrass and basil. Cover with cling film and leave in a cool place for 1 hour.

Prepare a salad dressing with the rest of the oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and mix together well. Serve chilled.