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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Swedish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Wash leeks in a bowl of cold water, agitating them, then lift out leeks and pat dry. | 2. Cook leeks in butter in a wide 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add thyme and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in beer and water, then increase heat to moderately high and bring to a boil. Add mussels and return liquid to a boil, partially covered. Cook, completely covered, stirring occasionally, just until mussels open wide, checking frequently after 4 minutes and transferring to a large bowl. (Discard any mussels that remain unopened after 8 minutes.). | 3. Working over a bowl, remove mussels from shells and put in bowl (discard shells along with any clinging leeks). Pour any cooking liquid accumulated in bowl back into pot. | 4. Pour cooking liquid through a sieve lined with a double layer of cheesecloth or dampened paper towels into a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in half-and-half, salt, and white pepper, then heat over moderately low heat until hot (do not let boil). Stir in mussels and heat until just warmed through. | 5. Meanwhile, halve avocado, then peel 1 half (wrap remaining half tightly in plastic wrap and reserve for another use). Cut into 1/2-inch cubes, then toss gently with tomatoes and dill in a bowl. | 6. Divide soup among 6 shallow bowls and spoon some avocado mixture into each. Serve immediately. | 7. It should be noted that the soup, without half and half, can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled (with shelled mussels in soup), covered. Remove mussels and reheat soup over moderately low heat before adding half-and-half and then proceeding with recipe. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
leek	1 1/2		quartered sliced	81.435	18.8903	2.0025	0.4005
butter	2	tablespoons	unsalted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
thyme	4	sprigs		-	-	-	-
lager beer	1	bottle		-	-	-	-
water	1 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
mussel	3		scrubbed cultivated	1170.2907	50.2136	161.9356	30.482
half	1	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
white pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.776	0.4117	0.0624	0.0127
avocado	1			-	-	-	-
grape tomato	18	halved		-	-	-	-
dill	3	tablespoons	chopped	60.39	10.9237	3.1639999999999997	2.8789

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.