Here's my favorite:
1 small head lettuce (boston if you can find it) chopped fine @ 5 cups)
1/2 lb chopped fine spinach (@3 1/2 c)
1 c minced scallions ---1/2 c minced parsley
2 3/4 c bread crumbs------1/4 c minced celery
3 garlic cloves, minced-----1 c unslted butter
2 tbsp anise flavored liqueur-----1 tbsp anchovy paste
1/8 tsp cayenne-------12 slices lean bacon
Salt and pepper------coarse salt-------lemon wedges
36 lg oysters, reserve shells
Combine in bowl lettuce, spinach, scallions, 1/2 c breadcrumbs, parsley, celery and garlic. In skillet melt butter over medium heat, cook veggie mixture, stirring 1-2 minutes, till greens are wilted, stir in liqueur, anchovy paste, cayenne, salt and pepper to taste -chill mixture, covered for at least 1 hour. In another skiller cook bacon over medium heat till crisp, drain and crumble. Arrange 1 oyster in each shell, spread 1/2 of veggie mixture by heaping tsp onto oysters and sprinle bacon over it. Top the bacon with remaining veggie mixture and sprinkle each with 1 tbsp of remaining 2 1/4 c bread crumbs. Arrange oysters in a pan filled with coarse salt and bake them in the middle of a preheated 450 degree oven for 18-20 minutes till edges of oysters curl and bread crumbs are browned, garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.
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