Lately, we’ve been feasting on oysters whenever possible (every other week). My husband makes a mignonette sauce to be paired with them and the combination is just mouthwatering.
The mignonette sauce basically takes the place of a squeeze of lemon juice. It’s actually much better.
There’s a basic mignonette sauce with main ingredients of vinegar and shallots. However, because I can’t stand the taste of uncooked shallots or any onions, the husband modified the sauce. I think his rendition is much better than the typical boring one!
Recipe is fairly easy. Combine and whisk the following ingredients in a bowl. All measurements can be altered based on preference. Best if cooled in fridge prior to serving.
1/4 cup minced apple (green apples are best, can be replaced with mango), 1/4 cup minced cucumber, 1/4 cup rice vinegar (or regular white vinegar), pinch of sugar, pinch of salt, juice of half a lemon, 1 minced Thai chili pepper, teaspoon of finely chopped cilantro (or parsley)
Next time You & Mr. Oyster connect, brighten his day with some mignonette sauce. He’ll thank you for it!
I’ve always wanted to learn how to make this! I Love oyster.
I’m so jealous! You take EXCELLENT food pictures.
Oh! What oysters are you eating? My partner and I are obsessed with oysters, recently on a trip to Boston we went to the Island Creek Oyster Bar, and had some delicious new varieties!!!
Mmmmm… thanks for sharing! I LOVE oysters and that sounds amazing.
You need to share some of your photography tricks, because your pics are amazing. Love your blog!
Wow, these look great! The sauce sounds amazing as well.
Beautiful photos!
This looks delicious!
Fabulous recipe and so easy! I usually take my raw oysters with a dab of cocktail sauce and a cracker, but this is so much classier and more glamorous. Photography is gorgeous, as aways!
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