Freshly shucked oysters

Freshly shucked oysters

Freshly shucked oysters with ruby grapefruit, mint & chilli

1 ruby grapefruit
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large handful of mint leaves, very thinly sliced
1 long red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
24 oysters, freshly shucked

Peel and segment the grapefruit and slice into small pieces. Set aside in
a bowl, keeping any juices that run off.
Warm the vinegar in a small saucepan, then dissolve the sugar into it and
season with salt and pepper. remove from heat, whisk in the olive oil, add
the grapefruit and allow to cool. Stir in the mint and chilli.
Top each oyster with a spoonful of dressing and serve over ice.

Serves 4