Grilled Oysters
Recipe: #26321
June 28, 2017
Categories: Oysters, Lemon, Appetizers, July 4th, Labor Day, Grilling (Outdoor), Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Herbs, more
"Recipe source:Saveur (June/July 2015)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (436.3 g)
- Calories 157.9
- Total Fat - 11.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.8 g
- Cholesterol - 45.3 mg
- Sodium - 94409.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 2.5 g
- Protein - 7.2 g
- Calcium - 143.7 mg
- Iron - 6.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 37.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Build a medium heat fire in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill to medium.
Step 2
Grill lemons, cut side down and herbs until charred (8-10 minutes for the lemons but only 5 minutes for herbs); let cool slightly.
Step 3
Squeeze juice from lemons in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer herbs to cutting board, discard stems and mince and stir into the lemon vinaigrette.
Step 4
Spread salt (the 5 cups coarse salt)in a 9 x 13 inch metal baking dish. Nestle oysters into the bed of salt and place dish on the grill and cover with grill lid; grill until oysters are plump and beginning to curl at the edges (only a few minutes). Transfer to serving platter drizzled with lemon vinaigrette.
Tips
No special items needed.