Ingredients (serve 6):
2 kg. mussels
1 bunch celery (the sticks of one root)
2 apples
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 onions
6 leaves green salad
1 bunch parsley
Black pepper
Salt

For the mustard:
1 tsp. mustard
1 yolk
250 ml olive oil

Приготвяне и сервиране:
Wash well the mussels’ shells. Remove and do not use the opened ones. Cook them in water until most are open. Remove and do not use the ones which do not open. Drain and remove the shells. Split the celery leaves and chop finely the stems. Cut the onion in rings and split in o-rings. Peel and dice the apples, then pour over the lemon juice and mix. Prepare mayonnaise from the listed products. Add to it the celery stems, mussels and the apple. Order the salad leaves in a salad bowl to cover the sides. Put in the mix and arrange over it the onion o-rings. Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and finely chopped celery leaves.
Serve chilled.

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