Grilled Oysters with Pesto Butter
Andy Woolmer
4
15 minutes
5 minutes
Mediterranean
Seafood
When Oysters are this fresh they don't need much cooking. Here's a super simple recipe from Andy at Atlantic Edge Oysters that allows the flavours of the seagrass and the North Atlantic tides do the talking!
Ingredients
- 12 oysters, shucked
- 100g butter, softened
- half a lemon, juiced
- 30g parmesan cheese, grated
- 30g fresh basil, coarsely chopped
- 2tbsp pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove, minced
Directions
First, create the pesto butter. Start by adding the butter, lemon juice, Parmesan, basil, garlic and pine nuts to a food processor. Blitz until a smooth consistency then pop into the fridge until ready to use.
Shuck your oysters and place them on a grill pan or large baking tray. Preheat your grill on the highest setting.
Place ½ tsp of the pesto butter on top of each oyster.
Cook the oysters under the preheated grill for 3-4 minutes.
Serve immediately with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan.
