Oysters On The Half-Shell With Grilled Garden Salsa

• 2 cups red oak chips* (or 3 oak or pecan chunks), soaked in water for at least 20 minutes
• 1/2 red jalapeno or red Fresno chile
• 2 to 3 red chiles de arbol or red Fresno chiles
• 3/4 pound whole unpeeled tomatoes
• 3/4 pound whole unpeeled onions
• 4 brined jarred artichoke hearts (about 7 oz.), chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons chopped purslane (optional)
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• About 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 2 dozen oysters on the half-shell

1. Prepare a grill for medium heat (350u0b0 to 450u0b0). If using charcoal, add chips or wood chunks evenly over coals. If using gas, put chips or chunks in a shallow foil pan set on burner in corner of grill. Grill chiles, tomatoes, and onions, turning often, until skins blacken all over, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Let vegetables cool, then peel. Stem and seed chiles. Chop vegetables and put in a medium pot with artichokes, herbs, purslane, vinegar, and 1/2 tsp. salt; bring to a boil, then cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until onions soften, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat; let sit 1 hour, covered, so flavors can marry.
3. Puree roughly in a food processor, thinning with hot water to make it pourable. Let cool and season with salt to taste. Serve with oysters.
4. *Find red oak chips online from Susie Q's Brand (susieqbrand.com).
5. Nutritional analysis is per oyster with 1 tsp. salsa.
6. Make ahead: Up to 1 week, chilled.

chips, red, red chiles, tomatoes, onions, hearts, oregano, thyme, purslane, white vinegar, salt, oysters

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/oysters-on-half-shell-garden-salsa (may not work)