Light and refreshing this is a wonderfully healthy dish making the most of Asian spices. Quick to prepare you can also make up the spice blend in advance and cook when needed. Accompany with a chunk of bread to mop up the delicious sauce.

Ingredients

1kg mussels, cleaned
1 shallot, roughly chopped
2 lemongrass, woody outer layers removed and roughly chopped
2cm ginger root, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 red chillies, deseeded, roughly chopped
200ml Rice Dream original or Oat Dream
2 tbsp fish sauce 1tbsp lime juice Large handful of coriander, chopped
1 red chilli, chopped and deseeded to garnish

Method

1. Tap the mussels and discard any that don't close.
2. Place the shallot, lemongrass, ginger, garlic and chillies in a food processor and process to form a paste.
3. Add a splash of Rice Dream if needed.
4. Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a large, wide pan with a lid.
5. Add the paste and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add the Rice Dream, fish sauce and lime juice and bring to a simmer.
7. Add the mussels, put on the lid and steam for 3-4 minutes until all the mussels are open (discard any that stay closed).
8. Serve the mussels scattered with chopped coriander leaves and a chopped red chilli.

Nutrition

Per serving:

Calories 214kcal
Protein 30.7g
Carbohydrates 11.4g
of which sugars 2.6g
Fat 5g
of which saturates 1g