Irish Oysters With Red-Onion Balsamic Vinegar, and Home -Dried R

Ingredients

Home Dried Plum Tomato

• 12 roma tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• salt
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Oysters and Red Onion Balsamic Vinegar

• 1 red onion, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon chopped chives
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (well aged)
• 12 raw shucked oysters

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 125°F the night before you wish to serve this dish.

2. 2

   Sprinkle the Roma tomatoes with the sugar and salt.

3. 3

   Dry them on a baking pan in the oven overnight.

4. 4

   Remove from oven in the morning and 1 to 1 1/2 hours before you wish to serve them, marinate them in the olive oil, garlic, rosemary and basil. Drain and set aside.

5. 5

   Mix the red onion and chives with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar just before serving to prevent discoloring. Place the onion mixture on 4 plates, each plate topped with 3 tomatoes and then a raw oyster on top of the tomato.

6. 6

   Garnish with a bit of fancy lettuce or parsley if you wish.