Salmon Slices with Fresh Oysters

The traditional way to eat oysters in Bordeaux is to follow each one with a piece of spicy, warm sausage and a glass of dry white wine. In this refined adaptation, chef Christian Clément “plays back” this Bordeaux tradition with cool irony by pairing the oysters with fresh salmon: Each part works to create a whole greater than the sum of the parts.

Christian’s combination brings a wonderful briny taste of the sea to freshly caught river salmon. It is easy and elegan