Recipe - Midia (Mussels) Appetizer

3 pound Fresh mussels,scrubbed,
beard removed and steamed
for 10 minutes
4 cup Chopped onions
Three fourths cup Olive oil
1 cup Long grain rice,washed and
drained
1 One half teaspoon Salt
Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Allspice
1 teaspoon Dried basil
Three fourths cup Currants
One fourth cup Pine nuts
2 cup Water

Prepare mussels and set aside. Saute onions in olive oil until soft.
Add rice and mix thoroughly. Add salt, pepper, spices, currants and
pine nuts. Mix well. Add water, bring to a boil and cook for 10
minutes at medium heat. Add cleaned mussels, removed from their
shells, mix thoroughly and cook about 10 minutes. Serve at room
temperatur, mounded in a dish surrounded by fresh lemon slices. This
may be used as an appetizer or as a side dish.

From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn94q3.zip