MUSSELS SOUP WITH TOMATO: ZUPPA DI COZZE

MUSSELS WITH TOMATO SOUP: a super classic, super tasty and super easy classic of the Italian cuisine.

This is a wonderful main dish!

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ingredients
1 kg mussels well cleaned, 1 cup tomato sauce, 2 cups cherry tomatoes, 1 bunch of parsley, 2 cloves garlic, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 8 slices of bread

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put in a pan wok type the mussels, put the lid on and cook on low heat until the mussels open. Remove the pan from the heat

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In the meantime cut the tomatoes and chop the parsley and garlic.

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Remove the mussels and their liquid filter in order to remove any residue.

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Put the pan on the stove with the liquid from the mussels, olive oil and the cut tomatoes.

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Sauté the tomatoes and add the tomato passata and then the garlic and chopped parsley.

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Cook for 15 minutes and add the mussels, replace the lid and cook on a slow fire always for another 15 minutes.

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In the meantime toast the bread slices.

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Season with salt if necessary and serve with toasted bread. Enjoy it!