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Grilled Oysters with Parsley & Caperberries
It is fabled that 18th century playboy Cassanova dined on fifty oysters for breakfast… so there must be some truth to the aphrodisiac quality of these molluscs. Prepare this easy version to romance your flame.
- Serves: 2 |
- Difficulty: easy
- Prep Time : 10 mins |
- Cook Time : 8 mins
Ingredients
Caper Breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
25 g breadcrumbs
1 Tbsp (15 ml) capers
rind of ½ lemon, finely grated
1 clove garlic, crushed
Oysters
12 fresh oysters (in the shells)
6 tsp (30 ml) butter
To Serve
a small handful of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
freshly ground black pepper
black sea salt
12 caper berries
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together for the caper breadcrumbs. Spoon the mixture over the oysters. Add ½ teaspoon of butter to each shell and bake for 8 minutes.
Serve with a sprinkling of parsley, a grind of black pepper, black sea salt and caper berries.
