The Oyster Inn, Waiheke
250ml tomato juice
40g gherkins
25g horseradish
40g Worcestershire sauce
1tsp cumin powder
1tsp coriander powder
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp Szechuan or black pepper
½ tsp chilli powder
2tsp flakey sea salt
1 lemon zest and juice
2 anchovy fillets
- Toast all the spices and grind them fresh for maximum flavour.
- Finely dice the anchovies and gherkins, add all other ingredients apart from the salt and lemon.
- Whisk together then add the lemon and salt ½ at a time to get the seasoning correct.
- Shuck the fresh oysters, spoon the dressing on, garnish with crispy shallots, coriander and enjoy.