Best Green Fairy Oysters Recipes

GREEN FAIRY OYSTERS

Green Fairy Oysters image

What to serve with absinthe? The liquor once known as the Green Fairy is as tricky to pair with food as it is beautiful to look at. Here is a recipe based on Daniel Boulud's almost improbably verdant "super green" spinach served at Bar Boulud. I placed the oysters, raw, in shells that were heated in the oven, and cloaked them with the hot spinach, making the oysters deliciously, delicately warm.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories finger foods, appetizer, side dish

Time 40m

Yield 2 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

18 oysters on the half shell
Salt
2 bunches spinach, well rinsed, stems removed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 shallots, minced
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Remove oysters from shells and set aside. Place shells on a baking sheet and place in oven. Have a bowl of ice and water ready.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add 1/3 of the spinach, then cook a minute or two, until spinach has wilted; remove and place in ice water. Stir. Meanwhile, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a skillet. Cook until nut-brown.
When spinach has chilled, a few minutes, drain and place in a blender with browned butter. Blend until puréed, adding up to 1/3 cup water as needed for blender to process spinach, scraping sides of container a few times.
Heat remaining butter in skillet. Add shallots and sauté until soft. Add remaining spinach and sauté over medium-high heat until spinach is wilted and most of liquid in pan has evaporated. Fold in spinach purée, season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
Arrange hot shells on a warm platter and put an oyster in each. Briefly reheat spinach and spread a scant tablespoonful on top of each oyster, just covering it. Serve at once.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 348, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 27 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 1023 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

SUNNY'S CHAR-GRILLED OYSTERS WITH GREEN GARLIC BUTTER

Sunny's Char-Grilled Oysters with Green Garlic Butter image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Time 30m

Yield 24 oysters

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 sticks salted butter, cut into cubes, at room temperature
6 cloves garlic
Zest of 2 lemons plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 scallions, cut in fourths
2 cups fresh Italian parsley, loosely packed
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 dozen oysters, cleaned, shucked and left in shells
Lemon wedges, for spritzing

Steps:

Make the butter: In a food processor, add the butter, garlic, lemon zest and juice, scallions, parsley, Italian seasoning, a nice pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Blend all until smooth, then taste and season with more salt if needed.
Make the breadcrumbs: In a small bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, cheese and parsley.
Assemble and grill: Preheat a grill to 600 degrees F.
Arrange the oysters in their half shells on the back of an upside-down baking rack. Add a heaping teaspoon of the butter to each. Sprinkle each with a bit of the breadcrumb mixture. Place the rack on the grill over the direct heat and cook until the oysters are firm and the breadcrumbs are lightly golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges for spritzing.