Tag: Oysters

Oysters with Cilantro and Cucumber Salsa

Oysters with Cilantro and Cucumber Salsa

Most people squeeze lemon juice on oysters in the half shell and then dunk them in cocktail sauce or ground horseradish, but I’ve always enjoyed the fresh flavor of mirin and ponzu and was inspired by a recipe for cucumber salsa for oysters in chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s book Nobu West. I added a twist of my own and served them to Mom and Charles, who eagerly gulped down my test bivalves. I broke with my usual abstinence and ate one too.

July 19, 2010 | 4 Comments More
Smoked Seafood Platter

Smoked Seafood Platter

For those of you who don’t get excited by raw seafood, smoked is a refreshing way to serve a variety of seafood that makes an easy and beautiful dinner presentation. When Charles and I went to Paris many years ago, I remember the  displays outside the restaurants, with fish, oysters, clams and shrimp arranged in beautiful […]

February 8, 2010 | 2 Comments More