Mussels Roasted in Almond-Garlic Butter

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Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup salted roasted almonds, chopped
2. 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3. 2 garlic cloves, minced
4. 1 medium shallot, minced
5. 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
6. 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
7. 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
8. 1 teaspoon minced jalapeño
9. 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
10. Salt
11. 4 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded
12. 1/2 cup dry white wine

1. Preheat the oven to 450°. In a food processor, coarsely grind the almonds. Add the butter, garlic, shallot, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, jalapeño and pepper; process until blended. Season the almond-garlic butter with salt.
2. Put the mussels in a large roasting pan and add the wine. Spoon the almond-garlic butter over the mussels and roast for 12 minutes, stirring the mussels and shaking the pan a few times, until all of the mussels have opened; discard any that do not open.
3. With a slotted spoon, transfer the mussels to bowls. Spoon the almond-garlic butter on top.