- prep: 20 min
- cook: 28 min
- total: 48 min
Summary
A rich elegant oyster appetizer that is easy to make. Oysters are baked in a half shell with a savory spinach blanket and topped with a garlicky Parmesan breadcrumb topping.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup Panko crumbs
- 1 shallot chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1- 9 oz. box frozen chopped spinach, thawed. Remove moisture by pressing between paper towels.
- 1/8 cup Sambuca (anise flavored liqueur)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Dash red pepper sauce
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 Tablespoon chopped Italian parsley
- 1 dozen oysters with oyster liquor
- Rock salt if using the half shell
- Lemon, wedges
- Crumbled bacon for topping (optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 3
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 416 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 23 g 35.67%
- Saturated Fat: 9 g 45.37%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 32 mg 10.59%
- Sodium: 25130 mg 1047.1%
- Calcium: 372 mg 37.22%
- Potassium: 590 mg 16.85%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 10.98%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 41 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g 19.51%
- Sugar: 6 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 29.09%
- Vitamin C 17.53%
- Vitamin D 0.35%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq