MUSSELS WITH LINGUINE

Steps:

• Bring water to boil for pasta.
• Rinse mussels in cold water. Scrub and remove beards. Discard any mussels whose shells are open.
• Combine mussels with wine and thyme in pot, and cover. Steam mussels until they open, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Chop whole onion.
• Heat oil in nonstick pan until it is very hot; reduce heat to medium high; add onion, and saute until it begins to soften.
• Meanwhile, mince garlic, and add it to onion as it cooks.
• When mussels are cooked, remove from liquid and set aside. Add 1 cup of the cooking liquid to the onion, and boil to reduce to 1/4 cup.
• Shuck mussels, discarding any that are not open.
• Cook linguine according to package directions.
• Add mussels to onion mixture, and heat through.
• Whisk yogurt and ricotta to make a smooth mixture. Wash, dry and chop parsley. Grate cheese.
• Drain pasta.
• Remove mussel mixture from heat. Stir in yogurt-ricotta mixture, parsley, cheese and pepper, and mix well. Spoon over pasta, and serve.