Oysters with Caviar, Dill Pickles, Fresh Dill and Champagne
Our oysters with caviar, dill pickles, fresh dill and Champagne makes a sublime starter, perfect for kicking off a celebratory meal or romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. Impressive-looking, it’s quick and easy if you buy freshly shucked oysters, and can be adapted to any budget: go all out with Beluga and French bubbly or lumpfish caviar and local sparkling for a more affordable yet still fancy appetiser.
Servings: 2
Calories: 161kcal
Ingredients
- 24 oysters raw, freshly shucked, cleaned
- 1 cup Champagne sparkling wine
- 1 dill pickle also known as a gherkin or pickled cucumber, finely diced
- 50 g jar lumpfish caviar or other caviar or salmon roe
- ½ cup fresh dill sprigs only
- 1 lemon cut into wedges for squeezing
Instructions
- Prep your serving plates by spreading out some rock salt to create a base to sit the oysters on so that they stay upright. Clean small pebbles/stones also do the job.
- Divide the freshly shucked oysters between plates, nestling the oysters into the rock salt so that they’re level and can’t tip over.
- Depending on the size of the oysters, spoon one or two teaspoons of Champagne or sparkling wine onto each oyster, taking care so the bubbly doesn’t spill over the shell onto the rock salt below and things get messy.
- Spoon some caviar onto each oyster, followed by the finely diced dill pickles, and garnish with the fresh dill sprigs.
- Serve immediately with the rest of the jar of caviar and a teaspoon, dishes of fresh dill and lemon wedges, and the rest of the bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 669mg | Potassium: 384mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1263IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 5mg