Oyster Gratin

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped watercress leaf
• 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 teaspoon pernod (optional) or 1 teaspoon anisette (optional)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 oysters, chucked, reserving any juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 in a skillet on medium-high heat, melt butter. when butter sizzles, add parsley, celery, green onions and garlic, cook for 2 minutes. add watercress and cook for a further minute.
• 3 place in food processor and pureé with 2 tbsp (25 ml) breadcrumbs and pernod. season with salt and pepper.
• 4 place oysters and 1 tbsp of oyster juice in small gratin dish. top with watercress pureé and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs. bake 10 minutes or until edges of oysters have curled slightly.
• 5 for an alternate presentation, oysters can be topped with pureé and baked in their shells.