Oysters on the Half Shell

Appetizers.
Oysters signify celebration and are a wonderful way to whet appetites. You can serve them with lemon wedges and hot pepper sauce or with our simple garnish. 

Oysters on the Half Shell

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredients
32 oysters
1 jar (4 oz/125 g) golden Canadian whitefish caviar
green onion
lemon wedges

Directions

Plan on at least 3 or 4 oysters for each guest and shuck them up to 1 hour before serving. Place in shells on tray of chipped ice (with some seaweed, if available) or coarse salt to hold the shells; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. 

Spoon generous 1/4 tsp (1 mL) golden Canadian whitefish caviar onto each oyster; top with a few finely shaved rings of green onion. Serve with lemon wedges.

Tips: To chip your own ice, place cubes in strong bag; hit with bottom of heavy pot until crushed. Whitefish caviar is available at specialty shops and usually comes in 125 g jars, enough for about 4 dozen oysters. Once opened, it can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

Makes 8 servings. 

Source: www.canadianliving.com