Smoked Oysters With Olive Relish
- 1 1/2 cups hickory wood chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
- 1/2 cup chopped seeded peeled plum tomato
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 24 large shucked oysters (on the half shell)
- 12 lemon wedges
- Soak wood chips in water 1 hour; drain.
- Combine olives and the next 6 ingredients (through pepper) in a small bowl.
- Remove grill rack, and set aside. Prepare the grill for indirect grilling, heating one side to medium-high and leaving one side with no heat. Maintain temperature at 300u0b0. Pierce bottom of a disposable aluminum foil pan several times with the tip of a knife. Place pan on heat element on heated side of grill; add wood chips to pan. Place another disposable aluminum foil pan (do not pierce pan) on unheated side of grill. Pour 2 cups water in pan. Place grill rack on grill. Place the oysters on grill rack over foil pan on unheated side, and close lid. Cook for 9 minutes; remove oysters from grill. Top each oyster with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive mixture; serve immediately with lemon wedges.
hickory wood chips, olives, tomato, fresh basil, extravirgin olive oil, capers, lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper, oysters, lemon wedges
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/smoked-oysters-olive-relish (may not work)