Buy and shuck them yourself!
Either way, fresh oysters on the half shell are great to eat and fun to serve at home. Whether you're a seasoned oyster eater looking for new ways to top these tasty bivalves or an oyster neophyte wondering how to serve these succulent treats, try these easy and delicious toppings next time you eat oysters.
1) Lemon Juice: When you spritz lemon juice on fresh oysters, you may even notice them twitch a bit when the acid hits them. Slurp them up!
2) Mignonette Sauce: It may sound fancy, but the mignonette sauce is easy to make. Combine a finely minced shallot with about 1/4 cup wine vinegar and add salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Let people drizzle the mignonette sauce on their oysters, and, to follow the French tradition more fully, offer thinly sliced rye bread and fresh butter alongside.
3) Tabasco Sauce: The vinegary, spicy tang of Tabasco, or similar vinegar-based chile sauces, meshes well with the underlying mineral-y sweetness that makes oysters so irresistible.
