Name: Oysters with pesto butter
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, softened; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh basil; 2 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted; 24 oysters, on the half shell

Oysters with pesto butter

Oysters are delicious raw, but when cooked are surprisingly versatile with their unique flavour seeming to go well with just about anything. Here we've prepared them with a delicious pesto butter.

Makes 24 Item

Cook

15M

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Ingredients

125 gram butter, softened

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh basil

2 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted

24 oysters, on the half shell

Method

1.Blend or process butter, juice and basil until smooth; fold in nuts. Cover; refrigerate until firm.

2.Preheat oven to moderately hot.

3.Divide pesto butter among oysters. Bake, uncovered, in moderately hot oven about 5 minutes or until butter melts and oysters are heated through.

4.Serve hot.

DO AHEAD Pesto butter can be prepared up to 3 days ahead. Cover; refrigerate until required. goes well with radicchio with thai crab salad (page 18) risotto-filled zucchini flowers (page 110)
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