Baked oysters with garlic parsley butter

Ingredients:

Oysters

• 24 oysters (in shells)
• 1 baguette, cut into 1cm thick slices.

Garlic oil with parsley

• 110 g unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp chopped shallots
• 1.5 tsp. grated lemon zest
• 1 tbsp. baked garlic

Preparation:

1. Make garlic butter with parsley:
   In a food processor, pulse the butter, parsley, shallot, lemon zest, roasted garlic and some salt and black pepper until smooth.
2. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Shuck the oysters with an oyster knife. Arrange them on small baking sheets, topped with baguette slices. Top each oyster with a teaspoon of garlic-parsley butter. Bake the oysters until the butter melts, 8-10 minutes. Serve immediately.