Name: Oysters on the Half Shell with Ginger Lime Mignonette
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 12 Malpeque oysters, or an assortment; 4 cup crushed ice; 3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp peeled minced fresh ginger; 1 green onion (green part only), finely chopped; ½ tsp grated lime zest; 1 Tbsp coarsely ground pepper; coarse salt, to taste; lemon wedges, for garnish

Oysters on the Half Shell with Ginger Lime Mignonette

Yields

2 servings

The mignonette sauce adds a mouth-puckering hit of flavour to the briny oysters – the perfect complement. I love plump, juicy Malpeque oysters but any fresh oysters will do. Yield is 2 servings.

ingredients

Oysters on the Half Shell

Malpeque oysters, or an assortment

cup crushed ice

Ginger Lime Mignonette

Tbsp rice wine vinegar

Tbsp lime juice

tsp peeled minced fresh ginger

green onion (green part only), finely chopped

tsp grated lime zest

Tbsp coarsely ground pepper

coarse salt, to taste

lemon wedges, for garnish

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directions

Step 1

Shuck the oysters, leaving them, with their juice, on the half shell.

Step 2

Put the ice on a platter and put the oysters on top.

Step 3

Mix all ingredients together.

Step 4

Serve the mignonette in a small bowl in the middle of the oyster platter.

Step 5

Garnish with the lemon wedges.

appetizer
Citrus
Main
No-Cook
quick and easy

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