Can I prepare Valentine's oysters in advance?

It's best to serve oysters as fresh as possible. You can open the oysters in advance and keep them on ice, but only add the toppings just before serving to ensure they retain their freshness.

Do Valentine's oysters need to be served raw?

Yes, Valentine's oysters are usually served raw. This preserves their fresh, ocean-like flavor and texture. Make sure the oysters are fresh and keep them well chilled before serving.

Oysters with 4 toppings

Name: Oysters with 4 toppings
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 pieces
Ingredients: 12 oysters, creuses; Toppings:; Sweet: 1 small Jonagold apple – a few sprigs of flat-leaf parsley – pepper from the mill; Sour: 1 shallot – 2 sprigs of red currants – juice of 1 lime – 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed – pepper from the mill; Bitter: grapefruit – sesame oil – black pepper; Salt: sea asparagus – salmon roe – sour cream – pepper

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Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 12 pieces

12 oysters, creuses

Toppings:
Sweet: 1 small Jonagold apple – a few sprigs of flat-leaf parsley – pepper from the mill
Sour: 1 shallot – 2 sprigs of red currants – juice of 1 lime – 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed – pepper from the mill
Bitter: grapefruit – sesame oil – black pepper
Salt: sea asparagus – salmon roe – sour cream – pepper

12 oysters, creuses

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Open the oysters. Make sure to keep as much juice in the oyster as possible and ensure no shell pieces are left behind. Keep them cool in the refrigerator, covered with damp kitchen paper.

Sweet: Cut the apple into very fine brunoise. Place a tsp of brunoise on the 3 oysters and finish with the parsley leaves and pepper from the mill.

Sour: Crush the red currants in a bowl. Slice the shallot finely and add it. Mix in the juice of 1 lime and 1 tsp of crushed coriander seeds. Finish with pepper from the mill.

Bitter: Remove the skin from the grapefruit as best as possible, then cut out the segments, leaving only the pink flesh. Place a segment on each oyster, finish with sesame oil and black pepper from the mill.

Salt: Place a tsp of salmon roe, a tsp of sour cream, a small sprig of sea asparagus on 3 oysters, and finish with pepper from the mill.

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