Marennes Oysters in Green Waistcoats

Name: Marennes Oysters in Green Waistcoats (Huîtres de Marennes en verdure)
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 24 large Marennes or other oysters (preferably size 0); 24 large Marennes or other oysters (preferably size 0); 500 ml (16 fl. oz) beurre blanc with cream; 2 generous handfuls of large spinach leaves (24 leaves); 2 tablespoons fresh tomato dice; a small pinch of curry powder; a squeeze of lemon juice; salt, freshly ground pepper; salt, freshly ground pepper

Huîtres de Marennes en verdure

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ma Cuisine des Saisons

By Georges Blanc

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

24 large Marennes or other oysters (preferably size 0)
500 ml (16 fl. oz)

Europe
France
Fish course
Starter
Gluten-free
Pescatarian
Autumn

Method

Preliminary preparations

Open the oysters and put them with their juice in a sauté pan, taking care to remove any particles of shell and grit.

Wash the spinach and remove any coarse stalks. Blanch in boiling water, removing the leaves as the water returns to the boil, and refresh them in cold water. Spread them out on several plates; you will need t