Recipes

Oysters Rockefeller

Baked Florida oysters topped with herb-seasoned spinach and lemon juice


Tags:

appetizers, dinner, Florida, Gulf, Gulf Seafood, lunch, Oysters, shellfish, spinach


Ingredients:

  • 36 ea Florida oysters, shucked, in the half shell
  • Rock salt, to taste
  • 2 cups Spinach, cooked and drained
  • 1/4 cup Onion, chopped
  • 2 ea Bay leaves, fresh
  • 2 Tbsp Celery, chopped
  • 1 tsp Parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper sauce, hot
  • 1/3 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs, dry
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF
  2. Arrange oysters in shells on rock salt in a baking dish.
  3. Process spinach, onion, bay leaves, celery, parsley and seasonings in a food processor until smooth.
  4. In a saucepan, cook spinach mixture in butter for 5 minutes. Add breadcrumbs and lemon juice, mixing well.
  5. Spoon the spinach mixture on top of oysters and bake at 400ºF until oyster edges curl.