Oyster with Wild Garlic & Sheep Yoghurt Granita, Three-Cornered Leek Ash and pickled Wild Garlic Flowers

Sarah De Brun

Oyster with Wild Garlic & Sheep Yoghurt Granita, Three-Cornered Leek Ash and pickled Wild Garlic Flowers

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Ingredients:

  • ½ Dozen Oysters
  • 500g Wild Garlic, flowers separated.
  • 100g Three Cornered Leek stems
  • 65g Rapadura Sugar
  • 350g Water
  • 500g Velvet Cloud Sheeps Yoghurt
  • 150g Irish Extra Virgin Rapeseed Oil
  • 190g Kombucha Vinegar
  • 50g Water
  • 30g Rapadura Sugar
  • Pinch Salt

Method: 

At least a day in advance:

1. Blanch the wild garlic in 65g Rapadura sugar and 350g water for 1 minute. Blitz

together with the Sheeps Yoghurt, Rapeseed Oil, 100g of Kombucha Vinegar and a

pinch of salt.

2. Pass through a fine sieve and place in freezer.

3. After 30 mins, remove from freezer and rake through with a fork. Return to the

freezer and allow to freeze again for another 30mins. Remove and rake through with a

fork. Repeat this process until the whole tub has become ice.

4. In a pot, heat the remaining Kombucha Vinegar, Rapadura sugar and water. Allow to

cool and pour over the Wild Garlic Flowers, set aside and allow to infuse for at least

24hrs.

5. Char leeks in a very hot pan until they become ash.

Just before Serving:

1. Shuck the oysters carefully and ensure any shell fragments have been removed.

2. Rake the wild garlic granita one final time and place a spoonful onto each oyster.

3. Garnish with pickled wild garlic flowers and three-cornered leek ash.

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