Wine steamed mussels with wild leeks, fiddleheads, white asparagus & watercress pesto

Have a look at what you’ll need to make this White Wine Steamed Mussels with Wild Leeks, Fiddleheads, White Asparagus & Watercress Pesto. Holy moly, that’s a recipe!
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Ingredients

2
lbs fresh live mussles
1
cup sauvignon blanc
2
tbsp watercress pesto
1
cup 35% cream
1
cup white asparagus, peeled, blanched, small diced
1
cup fresh fiddleheads, cleaned and blanched
1
bunch wild leeks, cleaned and small diced
1/2
cup fresh watercress leaves
1/2
cup fresh flat leaf parsley

Instructions

  1. Heat a large pot over high heat.
  2. Add in the mussels, followed by the wine.
  3. Cover and steam for 1 minute.
  4. Then stir in the watercress pesto, cream, asparagus, fiddleheads, wild leeks.
  5. Cover and continue for another minute or two. Just until the mussels start to open.
  6. Then remove from the heat and add in the fresh watercress leaves and fresh parsley.
  7. Serve immediately.

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