Grilled Mussels and Feta Burgers
After the UGA game went off, I felt like grilling. While picking up some ground beef at the grocery store for burgers, I happened to walk by the seafood case and see that mussels were only $4.99/lb. I’ve never tried cooking mussels, and wasn’t even sure you could grill them—though I did vaguely remember seeing Bobby Flay grill some once.
Back at home, I did burgers first. I folded some crumbled feta into the burgers and grilled them up. After they were nice and juicy (and cooked), I pulled the burgers off and swapped in the mussels. I topped my burger with fresh tomatoes, romaine lettuce, and bell pepper slices—perfection! I’ve never tried putting the feta IN the burger before (though I’ve topped with other kinds of goat cheese many times), and it worked to great results.
By the time I was done eating my burger, the mussels had opened. I squeezed a big lemon into a bowl, tossed in a wad of butter, sprinkled in some garlic salt, and tossed with a few sprigs of fresh diced parsley—then nuked it all until it was well melted and mixed. I transferred the mussels from my grill bowl (with holes in it) to a regular bowl and poured the lemon-butter concoction over it. Yum!
My girlfriend loved both offerings, so they might have to become regulars.
