Baked Cape Cod Oysters | Gluten Free Oysters Rockefeller Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and lower in saturated fat.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Clean oysters under running cold water with a hard bristled brush to remove all of the dirt

Open the oysters with a shucking knife

Line a shallow baking pan with foil and rock salt (or coarse salt) to keep them level and prevent the juices from spilling

Place the oysters on a baking sheet

Slice leek, green onions, spinach leaves

Chop the garlic

Heat large skillet over medium-high heat

Add oil

Add the garlic, cook few seconds, stirring

Add sliced leek, cook until soft and fragrant, about 1 minute

Add green onions and spinach, cook until the spinach wilts

Spoon a small amount of the spinach mixture onto each oyster

Grate Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

Top each oyster with the cheese

Place in 425°F (218°C) preheated oven

Bake about 20 minutes (until the cheese is lightly browned)

Remove from the oven

Add a drop of hot chili oil to each oyster (optional)

Cooking Techniques

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