Trenette alla Cozze e Zafferano

1 garlic clove, minced
1 sprig flat-leafed parsley finely chopped
2 mint leaves, finely chopped
250 ml extra virgine olive oil
105 gr. cooked shelled mussels
410 gr. trenette (thin ribbon pasta)
4 pinches of saffron threads
In a large skillet sauté the garlic, parsley and mint in the olive oil until golden
add the mussels and cook for 2 or 3 minutes over medium heat. Set aside once the flavours are well mixed.
meanwhile, cook the trenette in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain the trenette, turn them into the skillet and stir carefully so that the pasta is coated with the mussel sauce.
serve, topping each serving with a pinch of saffron threads.

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