
Baked Chesapeake Oysters with Chorizo and Spinach over Pear Salad with Meyer Lemon
Baked Chesapeake Oysters w/ Chorizo & Spinach over Pear Salad
Baked Chesapeake Oysters & Chorizo and Spinach over Pear Salad with Meyer Lemon.
Pair rich, savory Chesapeake Oysters & Chorizo with crisp, fresh Pear & Meyer Lemon for a contrasting, yet complimenting explosion of deliciousness!
Baked Chesapeake Oysters w/ Chorizo & Spinach over Pear Salad
Serves: 6 as a small plate.
Ingredients:
6 links uncooked Mexican Chorizo about 10 oz.
Olive oil as needed
1/2 medium chopped onion
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Manchego cheese
2 cups cooked, well-drained spinach, about 1 lb. fresh
Salt and pepper, to taste
12 shucked Chesapeake Oysters
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove Chorizo from casings, and saute’ in a little olive oil till cooked through. Let cool & drain on paper towel
- In a skillet over medium heat, saute’ onions and garlic in a little olive oil till soft & fragrant. Cool mixture.
- Add the onions, and garlic to the chorizo, and grind in a food processor until smooth.
- Combine bread crumbs and cheese in a small bowl. Chop cooked spinach, and add all but 1/3 of the cheese-bread crumb mixture.
- Season the chorizo spinach mixture with salt and pepper to taste .
- Liberally grease a ceramic baking pan approximately 9″ x 11″. Layer the chorizo-spinach mixture evenly on the bottom of the greased baking pan. Place 3 oysters in 6 separate clusters evenly spaced on the Chorizo mixture. Top with reserved cheese-bread crumb mixture. Bake until brown, about 20 minutes. Let sit about 5 minutes, and use a large biscuit cutter and a spatula to make serving size pieces.
- Serve atop a round serving of Pear Salad with Meyer Lemon. Recipe below.
Pear Salad with Meyer Lemon
Ingredients:
2 very large pears diced
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup mayonnaise
juice of 1 small Meyer Lemon
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon salt
- Wash & dice pears. Toss with Meyer Lemon juice
- Add the rest of the ingredients
- Toss to mix well & chill till serving time
To Plate: Place a round of Pear Salad in the center of a small plate. Top with a slightly smaller round of Baked Chesapeake Oysters w/ Chorizo & Spinach. Garnish with a slice of Meyer Lemon and serve!




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