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Thai Oysters with a Lime and Cucumber Granita
These Thai oysters are dressed with a sweet and spicy dressing and then topped with a cooling salty sour granita. The perfect balance of flavours. If you love oysters then I know you will love these babies!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 13 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
- 24 shucked oysters
For the Granita
- 2 Lebanese cucumber or 1 continental/english cucumber
- 1 teaspoon salt
- juice 1 lime
- zest of lime
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon Chopped cilantro/coriander
For the Thai Dressing
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup grated palm sugar or raw sugar
- 3 red chillies
- ½ garlic clove
Instructions
- Start by making the granita.
- Grate the cucumbers and place them in a colander over a bowl. Sprinkle over the salt and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the cucumbers to release any extra moisture and then discard the flesh.
- Add the lime juice, lime zest, water and chopped coriander to the cucumber juice.
- Give the mixture a taste. It should be sour and salty.
- Pour the mixture into a shallow plastic container and place in the freezer.
- Allow to freeze for an hour and then use a fork to scrape the semi frozen liquid away from the edges.
- Stir and scrape the granita at 30 minute intervals until it is light and granular.
- Once it is ready it should be easy to spoon and scoop.
- Keep frozen until needed
- To make the dressing. Gently heat the rice wine vinegar until you can only just hold your finger in it.
- Add the grated palm sugar.
- Finely chop the chilli (leaving the seeds in is optional - I don't) and the garlic
- Add them to the vinegar mixture and pour into a small bowl to cool.
- Serve the oysters on a bed of salt or ice with the two dressings on the side.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
13kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
102mg
(4%)
Potassium
57mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
80IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
8.7mg
(10%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 13
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 13kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 102mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 57mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 8.7mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.