Mussels with Tomato Sauce

Ingredients: 1 kg of mussels, chopped garlic and parsley, breadcrumbs, salt, and tomato preserve —or alternatively, a thick homemade tomato sauce with onion and garlic.

First, steam the mussels until they open, discarding the empty shells. On each half-shell with a mussel, place a spoonful of thick tomato sauce. Then sprinkle breadcrumbs mixed with chopped garlic and parsley on top.

Arrange them on a baking tray and bake for about fifteen minutes at moderate heat, until the breadcrumbs turn golden and crisp.

The result is a flavorful Mediterranean appetizer, combining the sweetness of tomato with the briny taste of the sea in each delicious bite.